HarperCollins The Miraculous Fever-Tree: Malaria, Medicine and the Cure that Changed the World

A wonderful history of malaria and quinine that not only explains how and why quinine was found but also how it works and how it's use has affected mankind, history and even the development of medicine itself. Yet, in all this, it reads like a fast paced detective story. Worth a few evenings spent with it.

Currently in Madagascar in the malaria season, I picked this up with interest, but little did I anticipate just how fascinating this book is. The first two chapters are a bit repetitive, but once you're through the Jesuit involvement it's gripping. I stayed up in candle light during a power cut (one of many) to get to the end. Highly recommended to anyone with a passing interest in malaria. Enjoy!!

Arrived in time. Interesting book, descriptive and clear, mixes personal and family remembers and details with the scientific history of malaria.

The story of quinine is fascinating and it's told rather well here. How malaria has shaped human history for a thousand years. Great read.

A fascinating book of history, religion, ecomonics and the effects of this terrible disease and how it is cured. Brilliant!