Many thanks to NetGalley and Thread Books for gifting me an audio ARC of the latest true-crime story by Gregg Olsen, wonderfully narrated by Stacey Glemboski - 4.5 stars!
In 1911, two wealthy women set out for the Pacific Northwest for a rest period at a sanitarium run by Linda Burfield Hazzard - a fasting treatment. Within the month, both women were on the edge of death and their wealth was turned over to the "doctor." The locals called the place Starvation Heights and nothing was truer. The patients were subjected to extreme fasts, hours-long enemas, and painful massages.
I'm a huge fan of Gregg Olsen and this book is one reason why. He researches a case so thoroughly and brings light to such darkness as this. It's important today because now medical charlatans have the internet to spew and spread their so-called medical cures that may cause both physical and financial issues. In this book as in those cases, you can find people on both sides of the aisle either promoting or condemning. It was also amazing to me how someone with no medical degree was allowed to treat patients in this manner. A fascinating read.
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