An old asylum, a hidden diary and a secret that casts long shadows
When Meg returns to London, she knows she'll be facing ghosts from her own
troubled past
.
She doesn't expect to be so unsettled by the place where she's staying...
...even if is a former asylum.
Investigating the
mysterious deaths
of two asylum patients, Meg discovers an intriguing Edwardian world of steampunk
spiritualism
, genteel gay romance and radical therapies. Digging deeper, she begins to realise
something evil lurked
behind the asylum's liberal façade.
Did the patients find out? Was that why they were killed?
Deciphering a coded document takes her nearer the heart of the
asylum's secrets
and reveals shocking truths about Meg's own life. Her grip on reality crumbles as the
dark Edwardian past
begins to overtake her.
Can she survive the
damaging path
to the final piece of the puzzle?
Fans of Laura Purcell, Diane Setterfield, Bridget Collins and Stacey Halls will love this
quirky Gothic tale
(CAUTION: Written and set in the UK, this book uses British spelling and terminology. May contain traces of tea and irony.)