, this is the intoxicating story of one woman's fight for freedom against a system built to silence her. WELCOME TO ANGELTON LUNATIC ASYLUM. ONCE YOU'RE IN, IT'S MURDER GETTING OUT.
It is 1906 and Maud Lovell has been at Angelton for five years. She is not sure how she came to be there and knows nothing beyond its four walls. Hysterical, distressed and untrustworthy, she is badly unstable and prone to violence. Or so she has been told.
When a new doctor arrives, keen to experiment with the evolutionary practice of medical hypnosis, Maud's unknown history makes her the perfect case study. But as Doctor Dimmond delves deeper into the past, it becomes clear that confinement and high doses are there to keep her silent.
When Maud finally remembers what has been done to her, and by whom, her mind turns to her past – and to revenge . . .
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PRAISE FORTHE ASYLUM:
'Haunting and mesmerising' – Essie Fox, author ofThe Last Days of Leda Grey
'Vivid, disturbing and visceral,The Asylumisthis year's must-read!' – Ruby Speechley, author ofA Mother Like You
'Thistwisty rollercoaster storymade me desperate for Maud's salvation and yearn for her revenge.Utterly compelling' – Kerry Fisher, author ofThe Woman I Was Before
'Evocative, menacing and darkly sinister. Abrilliantly executed gothic thrillerthat will leave you breathless' – Jane Isaac, international bestselling crime fiction author
'A historic novel that seethes with claustrophobia, trauma and thoughts of revenge.What a sophisticated and gripping tale' – Fiona Mitchell, author ofThe Swap >Asylum TheColes KarenWELBECK9781787395152