Asylum, The, Debra Meller
Asylum, The, Debra Meller
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Asylum, The
a breath-taking psychological suspense thriller

Author: Debra Meller

Narrator: Melanie Carey

Unabridged: 6 hr 43 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/04/2021


Synopsis

Patty Miller, a paraplegic, is discovered at home barely clinging to life. Her infant son, already dead, lies on her chest still clinging to his mother.On the morning that Patty is found, she is not expected to survive but is taken to the hospital where she eventually recovers. But, severely emotionally disturbed, Patty soon finds herself a patient at Hillside Asylum.As Pattys condition deteriorates, the staff and doctors perform unnecessary experimental procedures on their patient.But when someone from Pattys past learns about her incarceration, they vow to get her out and make those responsible for the abuse sufferTold from a unique perspective, as if fiction is fact, The Asylum is the perfect listen for fans of suspenseful thrillers and historical fiction.

About Debra Meller

Debra Meller is the author of The Asylum and Finding Elizabeth. She spent many years in nursing and only turned to writing after the death of her son. She lives in Toronto, Canada.


Reviews

After an engaging Prologue, I struggled to connect with this one. I found the writing style very flat, and couldn’t finish. A disappointing read with a fabulous cover. Thank you to Pigeonhole for this free digital ARC, in exchange for my honest review.......more

Goodreads review by Mags

This is a good story badly told. Very strange writing style with a total lack of warmth, almost as though written by a child. I could not develop any empathy for the characters as the writing was so factual with no details and very little speech. It actually reads like a report rather than a novel. I......more

Goodreads review by Barbara

Absolutely loved this book. Loved the writing style. I found it read like a true story. Well done! Will definitely be reading more by this author!......more

Goodreads review by Fay

I am so sorry to award this book just 2 stars but it really was very strange. Much less a story and more of a report or a factual account that moved between tenses and made reading it more of an endurance test than a pleasure. The subject matter is grim. Set in the early 1900s in Ontario, Canada, mor......more

It is very rare for me to leave a review less than three stars (I don't think I ever have) because I would have given up long before I got to this stage. But in this case it's only about the writing style and not the story. This could have been so good, suspenseful and exciting, but instead it reads......more