{"product_id":"9780008275303","title":"The Darlings of the Asylum","description":"\u003cp\u003e Author(s): O'Reilly, Noel \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 26\/10\/2023,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 384 pages,\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9780008275303,\u003cbr\u003e Description: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo marry is madness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo escape is impossible.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e ‘The Darlings of the Asylum by Noel O’Reilly grips like a vice’ Nicola Cornick\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  In 1886, a respectable young woman must acquire a husband. But Violet Pring longs to be a professional artist and live on her own terms.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e When she turns down a desirable marriage proposal from an eligible Brighton gentleman, her family have had enough of her independent streak. Against her wishes, they lock her away in Hillwood Grange Lunatic Asylum.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Now at the mercy of the sinister Dr Rastrick, she must keep her wits about her if she has any hope of escaping.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This tantalizing Gothic novel from Noel O’Reilly tells a thrilling story of duty and desire, madness and sanity, truth and delusion from within a Victorian asylum.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Praise for The Darlings of the Asylum:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  ‘Always engaging and readable’ Sunday Times\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e ‘The narrative rattles along irresistibly all the way to its suitably gothic climax’ Readers’ Digest\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e ‘This darkly atmospheric psychological thriller oozes menace’ Women’s Own\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e ‘Wow! I have been on the edge of my seat with this one! The Darlings of the Asylum… grips like a vice’ Nicola Cornick, author of The Winter Garden\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e ‘Gripping’ Alison Stockham, author of The Cuckoo Sister\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Griffin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42182811025452,"sku":"9780008275303","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0379\/1365\/7388\/products\/9780008275303.jpg?v=1701252918","url":"https:\/\/www.griffinbooksonline.co.uk\/products\/9780008275303","provider":"Griffin Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}