The Asylum by John Harwood
A young woman wakes in a strange bed beneath coarse sheets. The bare walls are a dismal green. A sickly light filters through a metal grille. Doctor Maynard Straker steps into the room, and speaks. ‘Have no fear, Miss Ashton. I am entirely at your service.’ But this is not her name. And she should not be here – in the Asylum. She is Miss Georgina Ferrars, of Gresham’s Yard, London. And she can prove it. But when Dr Straker sends a telegram to her uncle in London, the reply is swift: GEORGINA FERRARS HERE STOP YOUR PATIENT MUST BE IMPOSTER STOP So begins a gothic mystery of high suspense and terror, as a lone woman, held against her will, must delve as deeply as she can into the void of her memory to uncover the story that will free her.
A twisting tale of greed, deceit and betrayal * Daily Telegraph *
Readers are guaranteed a thoroughly diverting time in Harwood’s not-to-be-trusted hands… A dizzying dance…we love every minute of it -- Barry Forshaw * Independent *
Harwood has a talent amounting to genius for channeling the spirit of 19th-century sensation fiction -- Andrew Taylor * Spectator *
Deliciously spooky * New York Times Book Review *
Harwood, master of creeping Victorian horror, does it again in his latest tale of pervasive evil and madness * Booklist *
Readers are guaranteed a thoroughly diverting time in Harwood’s not-to-be-trusted hands… A dizzying dance…we love every minute of it -- Barry Forshaw * Independent *
Harwood has a talent amounting to genius for channeling the spirit of 19th-century sensation fiction -- Andrew Taylor * Spectator *
Deliciously spooky * New York Times Book Review *
Harwood, master of creeping Victorian horror, does it again in his latest tale of pervasive evil and madness * Booklist *
John Harwood was born in Hobart and educated in Tasmania and at Cambridge University. He is the author of the novels The Ghost Writer and The Séance, and a recipient of the International Horror Guild's First Novel Award for Outstanding Achievement in Horror and Dark Fantasy.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780224097413 |
| ISBN 10 | 0224097415 |
| Title | The Asylum |
| Author | John Harwood |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Vintage Publishing |
| Year published | 2013-06-20 |
| Number of pages | 272 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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