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A review by anygivenmemory
Love in the Asylum by Lisa Carey
4.0
At first I wasn't completely in love with this book. It seemed like it was going to be like any other book about people with mental illness or addictions. It redeemed itself the further I read. I especially like how the story of the patient from the past was interwoven with the current story happening between Oscar and Alba.
Oscar is a classic example of someone not addressing their true issues, opting instead to drown them under drug use. Alba is suppressed under a "well-meaning" father, having had mental instability for most of her life. Is this an inherited sickness from her mother, or a side effect of not being able to truly live? Oddly enough it appears that Oscar and Alba need each other to be able to finally face their demons once and for all.
Mary was a patient at the asylum many years ago when treatments were more torture than helpful and she was locked away by an unloving husband and was never allowed to see her children again. Her story and ultimately even the story of her son is a sad one, and from it Alba learns to see a bit of the truth in her own situation.
Oscar is a classic example of someone not addressing their true issues, opting instead to drown them under drug use. Alba is suppressed under a "well-meaning" father, having had mental instability for most of her life. Is this an inherited sickness from her mother, or a side effect of not being able to truly live? Oddly enough it appears that Oscar and Alba need each other to be able to finally face their demons once and for all.
Mary was a patient at the asylum many years ago when treatments were more torture than helpful and she was locked away by an unloving husband and was never allowed to see her children again. Her story and ultimately even the story of her son is a sad one, and from it Alba learns to see a bit of the truth in her own situation.