I don’t know what to think about The Asylum by Karen Coles and published by Welbeck. The blurb sold it to me. Maud has been imprisoned in Angelton Lunatic Asylum for 5 years. A new doctor shows up, bringing with him a new practise of hypnosis. He uses this on Maud and gains her trust … Continue reading Book Review. The Asylum by Karen Coles.
The Doll Factory By Elizabeth MacNeal Pan MacMillan Amazon // Waterstones // Silas is a loner, somebody who is a taxidermist. He is on the fringes of society of London in 1850. Iris is a dissatisfied young woman who works for the horrible Mrs Salter, long hours painting the faces of china dolls at the … Continue reading Grim, Gripping and Excellent Story Telling. The Doll Factory by Elizabeth MacNeal.
Eleven-year-old Isabel Wixon retreats into a fantasy world to cope with her grief
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