Summary of Gregg Olsen's Starvation Heights

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#1 The Empress Hotel in Victoria, British Columbia, was the setting for the story. It was a world bustling and tranquil, with a musky sweet-smelling blend of extremes. The sisters, Dora and Claire, were the only unmarried women there.

#2 The sisters, Ethel and Gertrude, had died from scarlet fever when they were young. Their father had died shortly after their mother. Their grandfather, Charles Williamson, had left them a fantastic fortune.

#3 The sisters were drawn to the idea of being healthy and wealthy, and they spent their fortune on traveling to health institutes and hospitals. They eventually received a book from Dr. Linda Burfield Hazzard, which explained how every ailment is caused by dietary factors.

#4 The fasting treatment, which was the subject of Dr. Hazzard’s book, depended on the fact that disease has its origin in impaired digestion. The sisters thought little of traditional doctors and their drugs. They were excited to try the sanitarium in the country west of Seattle.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: Apr 22, 2022
• ISBN: 9781669392354

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Contents

Insights from Chapter 1

Insights from Chapter 2

Insights from Chapter 3

Insights from Chapter 1

#1

The Empress Hotel in Victoria, British Columbia, was the setting for the story. It was a world bustling and tranquil, with a musky sweet-smelling blend of extremes. The sisters, Dora and Claire, were the only unmarried women there.

#2

The sisters, Ethel and Gertrude, had died from scarlet fever when they were young. Their father had died shortly after their mother. Their grandfather, Charles Williamson, had left them a fantastic fortune.

#3

The sisters were drawn to the idea of being healthy and wealthy, and they spent their fortune on traveling to health institutes and hospitals. They eventually received a book from Dr. Linda Burfield Hazzard, which explained how every ailment is caused by dietary factors.

#4

The fasting treatment, which was the subject of Dr. Hazzard’s book, depended on the fact that disease has its origin in impaired digestion. The sisters thought little of traditional doctors and their drugs. They were excited to try the sanitarium in the country west of Seattle.

#5

Dora and Claire were not seriously ill, but they still decided to seek treatment from Dr. Hazzard. They believed that treatment was both a medical necessity and a vacation.

#6

The sisters were able to travel to America and receive treatment, but they were not well enough to visit the doctor in Seattle. They decided to winter in California and visit the doctor the following spring, when the northwest weather would be warmer.

#7

The sisters continued to test the doctor, and each time, they got vague answers that did not match what they had learned from the book. They were disappointed that a stop in Seattle was not possible.

#8

Claire’s cousin had told others in the family that being rich was the cause of her sisters’ problems. Claire suffered from nervous exhaustion, which took the form of morbid cravings for food. She was prescribed small meals every two hours and a full meal at bedtime.

#9

The Williamson sisters were very secretive about their inheritance. They didn’t see a need to offer every detail of their lives, their private affairs, to everyone.

#10

The sisters were elated about the treatment, but were disappointed because they would have to live in an apartment, not a charming sanitarium cottage in the wilderness at Olalla. They wanted a quiet location as far out of town as possible.

#11

The sisters were excited to meet Dr. Hazzard, and they were sure she would become a new friend. They were planning to be in Seattle on Sunday, February 26, and see the doctor Monday morning if she could find the time on her schedule.

#12

The sisters met with Dr. Linda Burfield Hazzard, who was English, in 1911. She was a prominent figure in Minneapolis society, and she had been a nurse and an osteopath before becoming