The Painted Bridge - Couverture souple

Wallace, Wendy

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0857209280 ISBN 13 : 9780857209283

Editeur : Simon & Schuster, 2012

A propos du livre

Quatrième de couverture :

'I am more sane than I have ever been in my life. And yet, I look like a madwoman'
Behind a high stone wall on the outskirts of London lies Lake House, a private asylum for women. Tricked by her husband, Anna Palmer becomes its newest patient just weeks into her marriage.
Ravaged by the cruel treatments of the time, Anna struggles to prove her sanity, despite some surprising allies: Talitha Batt, a longtime inhabitant who seems to be as sane as she is; Lucas St Clair, a visiting physician who believes that photography may reveal the state of a patient's mind; and Catherine Abse, the proprietor's highly-strung daughter. Yet the longer Anna remains at Lake House, the more she realises that no one and nothing is quite as it appears. Not her fellow patients, her husband, her family - not even herself.
Will Anna discover the freedom she seeks, or plunge so far into the recesses of her mind that she might never escape?
'A soft, intricate and languid novel with a twist in the tale. This is a mesmerising first novel, with themes reminiscent of Maggie O'Farrell's The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox' Viv Groskop, Red
'An intriguing and disturbing tale of the reality of women's lives behind the veil of Victorian respectability, which will have resonance today. Beautifully written' Rachel Hore, Richard & Judy bestselling author of A Gathering Storm

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Outside London behind a stone wall stands Lake House, a private asylum for genteel women of a delicate nature. In the winter of 1859, recently-married Anna Palmer becomes its newest arrival, tricked by her husband into leaving her home, incarcerated against her will and declared hysterical and unhinged. With no doubts as to her sanity, Anna is convinced that she will be released as soon as she can tell her story.
But Anna quickly learns that liberty will not come easily. And the longer she remains at Lake House, the more she realises that -- like the ethereal bridge over the asylum's lake -- nothing is as it appears. She begins to experience strange visions and memories that may lead her to the truth about her past, herself, and to freedom - or lead her so far into the recesses of her mind that she may never escape…
Set in Victorian England, as superstitions collide with a new psychological understanding, this elegant, emotionally suspenseful debut novel is a tale of self-discovery, secrets, and search for the truth in a world where the line between madness and sanity seems perilously fine.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Simon & Schuster
• Date d'édition: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0857209280
• ISBN 13: 9780857209283
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 400