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The Asylum
by John Harwood
A young woman awakes in a Cornish insane asylum in the late 1880s. She claims to be one woman but has presented herself as another. Who is she really and what does another woman in London have to do with her past and her present situation?
While I initially felt the story of a betrayed woman in a Victorian insane asylum was familiar, the author constructed a fascinating tale of female repression, emerging mental health treatments and conflicting longings. At midpoint of the book, I found some of the letters from one character to her cousin a bit trying, too dense and reflective of an author's narration rather than a familial letter, I kept on to a satisfying conclusion for Miss Ferrars or is that Miss Ashton?
While I initially felt the story of a betrayed woman in a Victorian insane asylum was familiar, the author constructed a fascinating tale of female repression, emerging mental health treatments and conflicting longings. At midpoint of the book, I found some of the letters from one character to her cousin a bit trying, too dense and reflective of an author's narration rather than a familial letter, I kept on to a satisfying conclusion for Miss Ferrars or is that Miss Ashton?