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'Georgina Ferrars, a young woman living quietly with her uncle in London, wakes to find herself in a private asylum 200 miles away on Bodmin Moor in Cornwall, with no memory of the past six weeks. Dr Straker, the charismatic physician in charge, tells her that she has suffered a seizure - and that her name is not Georgina Ferrars, but Lucy Ashton. A telegram from her uncle confirms that Georgina Ferrars is still in London. Her protests only serve to convince the doctors that she is in the grip of 'hysterical possession', and Georgina is certified insane.
So begins The Asylum, a gothic suspense novel set in late Victorian England. With no friends, no money, and no one she dare trust, Georgina is left with only her stubborn determination to find out what happened during those missing weeks, no matter how terrifying the consequences.'
So begins The Asylum, a gothic suspense novel set in late Victorian England. With no friends, no money, and no one she dare trust, Georgina is left with only her stubborn determination to find out what happened during those missing weeks, no matter how terrifying the consequences.'
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- Sound recording.
Works about this Work
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Gleeful Gothic
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , July-August no. 353 2013;
— Review of The Asylum 2013 single work novel -
Victorian Era Inspires Novel
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 22-23 June 2013; (p. 20)
— Review of The Asylum 2013 single work novel -
Short Fiction
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 8-9 June 2013; (p. 34)
— Review of The Asylum 2013 single work novel ; Knitting and Other Stories : Margaret River Short Story Competition 2013 2013 selected work short story -
Pleasing Terror
2013
single work
interview
— Appears in: Books + Publishing , April vol. 92 no. 5 2013; (p. 25) -
[Review] The Asylum
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: Books + Publishing , April vol. 92 no. 5 2013; (p. 20)
— Review of The Asylum 2013 single work novel
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[Review] The Asylum
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: Books + Publishing , April vol. 92 no. 5 2013; (p. 20)
— Review of The Asylum 2013 single work novel -
Short Fiction
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 8-9 June 2013; (p. 34)
— Review of The Asylum 2013 single work novel ; Knitting and Other Stories : Margaret River Short Story Competition 2013 2013 selected work short story -
Victorian Era Inspires Novel
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 22-23 June 2013; (p. 20)
— Review of The Asylum 2013 single work novel -
Gleeful Gothic
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , July-August no. 353 2013;
— Review of The Asylum 2013 single work novel -
Pleasing Terror
2013
single work
interview
— Appears in: Books + Publishing , April vol. 92 no. 5 2013; (p. 25)
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Cornwell,
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cEngland,ccUnited Kingdom (UK),cWestern Europe, Europe,
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