Honestly, when I learned that this book focuses on the The Influenza of 1918 in Philadelphia, I knew it was a must read. Only being too excited about a new book sometimes worries me. That is until I found myself pulled in by such delicate words. From the first few pages, I knew this was a world I needed to travel to as a spectator to learn more than just the history, but also the empathy of such a tragic time period.