The Asylum

Paperback Published on: 01/04/2021
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The Asylum
Welcome....
Once you’re in,it’s murder getting out... 1906. Maud Lovell has been a resident of Angelton Lunatic Asylum for the past five years.Yet she is rather unsure... READ MORE
Dan - Clifton, Bristol.
The Asylum
Extremely gripping
As a debut novel this is incredibly good. Being a lover of gothic novels it had me hooked from the beginning. Told in the voice of Maud who has been in the... READ MORE
Sally Boocock

Synopsis

Perfect for fans of The Familiars and The Glass House, this is the intoxicating story of one woman's fight for freedom in Victorian England.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Outstanding gothic psychological thriller!'
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Fantastic character and fantastic story. Buy this book'
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Beautifully written and incredibly addictive'
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'I can’t stop thinking about it'
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WHO IS MAUD LOVELL AND WHERE HAS SHE COME FROM?

Maud has been at Angelton Lunatic Asylum for 5 years.

She has no memory of her past or how she came to be here.

They say she is violent and unstable, hysterical and untrustworthy.

But when she's hypnotised, the memories come flooding back. And now it's time for revenge.

Welcome to Angelton Lunatic Asylum. Once you're in, it's murder getting out . . .
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PRAISE FOR THE ASYLUM:

'Haunting and mesmerising' – Essie Fox, author of The Last Days of Leda Grey

'Vivid, disturbing and visceral, The Asylum is this year's must-read!' – Ruby Speechley, author of A Mother Like You

'This twisty rollercoaster story made me desperate for Maud's salvation and yearn for her revenge. Utterly compelling' – Kerry Fisher, author of The Woman I Was Before

'Evocative, menacing and darkly sinister. A brilliantly executed gothic thriller that will leave you breathless' – Jane Isaac, international bestselling crime fiction author

'A historic novel that seethes with claustrophobia, trauma and thoughts of revenge. What a sophisticated and gripping tale' – Fiona Mitchell, author of The Swap

Publisher information

  • Publisher: Headline Publishing Group
  • ISBN: 9781787395152
  • Number of pages: 352
  • Dimensions: 196 x 130 x 28 mm
  • Weight: 260g
  • Languages: English

Customer Reviews

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The Asylum
Brilliant
Perfect description of the atmosphere setting and an impossible to put down storyline.
Helen Jones
The Asylum
Gripping read.
WELCOME TO ANGELTON LUNATIC ASYLUM. ONCE YOU'RE IN, IT'S MURDER GETTING OUT. What an enthralling gothic thriller! I love a story that just grips you fro... READ MORE
GeorgiLvsBooks
The Asylum
An atmospheric Gothic mystery....
ASYLUM By Karen Coles What I loved most about this story was that the author used a real life former asylum as the backdrop of her story and drew on her e... READ MORE
A Mother’s Musings
The Asylum
The baddies certainly get their just desserts.
"The Asylum" by Karen Coles flits between hypnosis flashbacks and the current timeline in the Asylum. Like many books set in the late 1800s, the women do ... READ MORE
Mel Pretorius
The Asylum
Atmospheric story with a scalpel-sharp edge
Maud Lovell has been in the Angelton Lunatic Asylum for five years. She doesn’t remember how she got there but she is afraid that she must have done someth... READ MORE
Rebecca Rouillard
The Asylum
a Gothic little number with some truly malicious characters you can love to hate. A very engaging and accomplished debut.
What could be more Gothic than a Victorian lunatic asylum.  Mental health care at that time was in it's infancy, a thing of abuses and punishment in the gu... READ MORE
Charlotte Burt
The Asylum
Excellent Gothic Novel
An excellent book that had me hooked from start to finish, Extremely well written to the point I found myself at times sharing the panic and fear that maud... READ MORE
Kerry Britnell
The Asylum
Mesmerising and chilling piece of gothic historical fiction
Maud Lovell is in The Asylum, she has been for 5 years. Sedated to keep her quiet, she has history of violence, is unstable and hysterical. A new doctor, ... READ MORE
Jennifer Reeve
The Asylum
Gripping
It is 1906 Maud Lovell has been in Angelton Lunatic Asylum for the past five years. She does not know the reason she has been there for all that time. All ... READ MORE
Michellle De Alwis
The Asylum
Perfect for fans of The Woman in Black
A delicious, haunting gothic novel that ticked all the boxes. The Asylum follows a young women as she pieces together her memories to discover how she came... READ MORE
Gemma Nokes
The Asylum
Addictive, suspenseful read
So far, the best book I have read this year! The Asylum begins with Mary (real name Maud) who seems fascinated with the marshland surrounding her abode. H... READ MORE
Emma Nelson
The Asylum
The Asylum
What an absolutely fantastic read. I was totally gripped from beginning to end. Karen Coles’ writing brings even the tiniest detail to life. A well writt... READ MORE
Dee
The Asylum
A Dark & Creepy Read
3.5 stars rounded up to 4 Set in 1906: Maud Lovell has been at Angleton Lunatic Asylum for five years. She's not sure how she came to be there and knows ... READ MORE
Louise Wilson
The Asylum
A mesmerising, haunting and evocative debut.
1906. Being a woman is dangerous, being different is deadly. Maud has been locked in the darkness of Angelton Lunatic Asylum for five years. She doesn’t ... READ MORE
Emma Alvey
The Asylum
Enjoyed it (3.5 stars)
I was really excited by the idea of this book and the beautiful cover but I don't think it fully lived up to my expectations. The author created the eerie ... READ MORE
Millie Jessop
The Asylum
Dark, gothic and captivating read
On the back of my proof copy of ‘The Asylum’ it says “perfect for fans of fast-paced fiction such as The Familiars, The Silent Companions, and Shutter Isla... READ MORE
Jemma Hole
The Asylum
Asylum Revisited
Historical fiction set in Angelton Lunatic Asylum at the beginning of the 20th century with a protagonist who is kept in the institution and has lost her m... READ MORE
Beata Be
The Asylum
Gothic, melodramatic, gripping
Maud is an inhabitant of an asylum in the early 20th century. She has auditory and visual hallucinations and has been known to be violent. She can't rememb... READ MORE
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