{"product_id":"the-darlings-of-the-asylum","title":"Darlings of the Asylum","description":"To marry is madness.\u003cbr\u003eTo escape is impossible.\n          \u003cp\u003e\n            \u003cstrong\u003e‘\u003cem\u003eThe Darlings of the Asylum\u003c\/em\u003e by Noel O’Reilly grips like a vice’ Nicola Cornick\u003c\/strong\u003e\n          \u003c\/p\u003e\n          \u003cp\u003eIn 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\n          \u003cp\u003eWhen 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\n          \u003cp\u003eNow 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\n          \u003cp\u003e\n            \u003cstrong\u003eThis 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\/strong\u003e\n          \u003c\/p\u003e\n          \u003cp\u003e\n            \u003cstrong\u003ePraise for \u003cem\u003eThe Darlings of the Asylum\u003c\/em\u003e:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n          \u003c\/p\u003e\n          \u003cp\u003e‘Always engaging and readable’ \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n          \u003cp\u003e‘The narrative rattles along irresistibly all the way to its suitably gothic climax’ \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eReaders’ Digest\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n          \u003cp\u003e‘This darkly atmospheric psychological thriller oozes menace’ \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eWomen’s Own\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n          \u003cp\u003e‘Wow! I have been on the edge of my seat with this one! \u003cem\u003eThe Darlings of the Asylum\u003c\/em\u003e… grips like a vice’ \u003cstrong\u003eNicola Cornick, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Winter Garden\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n          \u003cp\u003e‘Gripping’ \u003cstrong\u003eAlison Stockham, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Cuckoo Sister\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54012164571480,"sku":null,"price":16.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780008275303.jpg?v=1779504358","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/the-darlings-of-the-asylum","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}