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The Asylum

The Asylum

Harwood, John

Paperback

Mystery & ThrillerGeneral FictionHistorical Fiction

ISBN10: 0544227727
ISBN13: 9780544227729
Publisher: Mariner Books
Published: May 27 2014
Pages: 272
Weight: 0.45
Height: 0.80 Width: 5.20 Depth: 7.90
Language: English

Harwood, master of creeping Victorian horror, does it again . . . Twisted in every sense of the word and wonderfully atmospheric.--Booklist

Confused and disoriented, Georgina Ferrars awakens in a small room in Tregannon House, a remote asylum in England. She has no memory of the past few weeks. The doctor, Maynard Straker, tells her that she admitted herself under the name Lucy Ashton, then suffered a seizure. When she insists he has mistaken her for someone else, Dr. Straker sends a telegram to her uncle, who replies that Georgina Ferrars is at home with him in London: Your patient must be an imposter. Suddenly her voluntary confinement becomes involuntary. Who is the woman in her uncle's house? Georgina's perilous quest to free herself takes us from a cliffside cottage on the Isle of Wight to the secret passages of Tregannon House and into a web of hidden family ties on which her survival depends.

Redolent with a sense of foreboding . . . This gothic tale will sweep you up into the very heart of Victorian England. A splendid read!--Historical Novel Society, Editors' Choice

A richly textured . . . [and] masterfully constructed narrative . . . Readers are guaranteed a thoroughly diverting time in Harwood's not-to-be-trusted hands.--The Independent (UK)

The crisp prose and twisty plot will encourage many to read this in one sitting.--Publishers Weekly

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