Set between the 1930s and the present, Maggie O'Farrell's novel is the story of Esme, a woman edited out of her family's history, and of the secrets that come to light when, 60 years later, she is released from care, and...
Psychiatric hospitals
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Author:Fielding, KimSummary:William Lyon's past forced him to become someone he isn't. Conflicted and unable to maintain the charade, he separates from his wife and takes a job as caretaker at a former mental hospital. Jelley’s Valley State Insane Asylum was the...
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Author:Nayman, ShiraSummary:Chief psychiatrist Henry Harrison's new patient, Bertram, has voluntarily confined himself within Shadowbrook's grim walls. A veteran of WWII, Bertram seems to suffer from a strange case of war neurosis--paranoia that his Nazi brother...
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Author:Bly, NellieSummary:In 1887, Nellie Bly had herself committed to the notorious Blackwell's Island insane asylum in New York City with the goal of discovering what life was like for its patients. While there, Bly experienced firsthand the shocking abuse and...
- Author:Dyck, Erika, Deighton, Alex, Lafave, Hugh, Elias, John, Gerber, Gary, Dyck, Alexander, Mills, John, Mitchell, TraceySummary:
The Saskatchewan Mental Hospital at Weyburn has played a significant role in the history of psychiatric services, mental health research, and providing care in the community. Its history provides a window to the changing nature of...
