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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.
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"Soft, intricate and languid with a twist in the tale. This is a mesmerizing first novel." --Viv Groskop, Red magazine (U.K.)
"A haunting look at women's asylums in 1850s England...Wallace masterfully creates an atmosphere of utter claustrophobia and dread." -Publishers Weekly
"An impressive debut with a captivating heroine and an absorbing storyline. A compulsive page-turner." -Catharine Arnold, author of Bedlam
"I was gripped by this fantastic book. Chilling, heart-warming, very well written and researched, this is an unusual novel about Victorian England." -Rosie Boycott, author of A Nice Girl Like Me and Our Farm
"What if you were sent to a mental institution against your will? That's the premise of Wallace's gripping new novel, set against the backdrop of Victorian England. As heroine Anna Palmer fights to be released, she begins to question everything she ever thought she knew. A chilling page-turner about the muddy line between sanity and madness."--Caroline Leavitt, author of Pictures of You
"The Painted Bridge is something special: 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 and evoked." -Rachel Hore, bestselling author of A Gathering Storm
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"A haunting look at women's asylums in 1850s England...Wallace masterfully creates an atmosphere of utter claustrophobia and dread." -Publishers Weekly
"An impressive debut with a captivating heroine and an absorbing storyline. A compulsive page-turner." -Catharine Arnold, author of Bedlam
"I was gripped by this fantastic book. Chilling, heart-warming, very well written and researched, this is an unusual novel about Victorian England." -Rosie Boycott, author of A Nice Girl Like Me and Our Farm
"What if you were sent to a mental institution against your will? That's the premise of Wallace's gripping new novel, set against the backdrop of Victorian England. As heroine Anna Palmer fights to be released, she begins to question everything she ever thought she knew. A chilling page-turner about the muddy line between sanity and madness."--Caroline Leavitt, author of Pictures of You
"The Painted Bridge is something special: 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 and evoked." -Rachel Hore, bestselling author of A Gathering Storm
Wendy Wallace is an award-winning freelance journalist and writer based in London, whose articles have appeared in the Telegraph, the Guardian and the Scotsman. This is her first novel.
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- PublisherSimon & Schuster UK
- Publication date2012
- ISBN 10 0857209280
- ISBN 13 9780857209283
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages400
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: Good. 390 pages. minor wear, tanned pagesTHE PAINT ED BRIDGEby Wendy WallaceSimon & amp; Schuster, UK, 2012ISBN 9780857209283trade pb, 39 0ppGOOD: minor wear, tanned pagesOutside London behind a stone wall stands Lake House, a private asylum fo r genteel women of a delicate nature. In the winter of 1859, rece ntly-married Anna Palmer becomes its newest arrival, tricked by h er husband into leaving her home, incarcerated against her will a nd declared hysterical and unhinged. With no doubts as to her san ity, Anna is convinced that she will be released as soon as she c an tell her story. But Anna quickly learns that liberty will not come easily. And the longer she remains at Lake House, the more s he realises that -- like the ethereal bridge over the asylum's la ke -- nothing is as it appears. She begins to experience strange visions and memories that may lead her to the truth about her pas t, herself, and to freedom - or lead her so far into the recesses of her mind that she may never escape. Set in Victorian Englan d, as superstitions collide with a new psychological understandin g, this elegant, emotionally suspenseful debut novel is a tale of self-discovery, secrets, and search for the truth in a world whe re the line between madness and sanity seems perilously fine. Seller Inventory # 1102ao
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