Foster, Mal
The Asylum Soul
- ISBN 13:
- 9781326262198
- author:
- Foster, Mal
- format:
- Paperback / softback
- publisher:
- Lulu
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2015
- Pages:
- 330
- Dimensions:
- 21 x 14.8 x 1.8 centimetres (0.4
- Genre:
- Fiction & Literature, General, ,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 5 working days
Description
The Asylum Soul by Mal Foster is a disturbing account of an innocent young life torn apart by institutional failings and family betrayal. In 1929, at just 23 years old, Tommy Compton was sent to the Brookwood Lunatic Asylum in Surrey, his only ailment being a simple speech defect. Based on his own diary notes, this book is a harrowing exploration of the dark side of Victorian Britain's asylum system. The Asylum Soul sheds light on the unforgiving environment that was the Brookwood Lunatic Asylum, where Tommy Compton's life was forever changed. With a focus on the personal story behind the institution, this book provides a unique perspective on a period in history marked by fear, shame, and the unknown. A deeply unsettling read, The Asylum Soul is a powerful exploration of the human cost of institutional failure and family betrayal.
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