The Darlings of the Asylum

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To marry is madness.
To escape is impossible.

The Darlings of the Asylum by Noel OReilly grips like a vice Nicola Cornick
To marry is madness.

To escape is impossible.

In 1886, a respectable young woman must acquire a husband. But Violet Pring longs to be a professional artist and live on her own terms.

When 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.

Now at the mercy of the sinister Dr Rastrick, she must keep her wits about her if she has any hope of escaping.

This tantalizing Gothic novel from Noel OReilly tells a thrilling story of duty and desire, madness and sanity, truth and delusion from within a Victorian asylum.

Praise for The Darlings of the Asylum:

Always engaging and readable Sunday Times

The narrative rattles along irresistibly all the way to its suitably gothic climax Readers Digest

This darkly atmospheric psychological thriller oozes menace Womens Own

Wow! I have been on the edge of my seat with this one! The Darlings of the Asylum grips like a vice Nicola Cornick, author of The Winter Garden

Gripping Alison Stockham, author of The Cuckoo Sister

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Praise for The Darlings of the Asylum:

Always engaging and readable Sunday Times

The narrative rattles along irresistibly all the way to its suitably gothic climax Readers Digest

This darkly atmospheric psychological thriller oozes menace Womens Own

Wow! I have been on the edge of my seat with this one! The Darlings of the Asylum grips like a vice. I was totally invested in Violet's struggle in this chilling Gothic novel Nicola Cornick, author of The Winter Garden

Gripping Alison Stockham, author of The Cuckoo Sister

Praise for Noel OReilly:

Written with a blazing energy and a Gothic edge Daily Mail

Full of secrets, suspicions and rumour Woman & Home

Perfect prose, a fast-paced, intricate plot My Weekly

A gripping historical tale I loved it Liz Fenwick, author of The River Between Us

Noel OReillys lyrical writing brilliantly evokes the struggles of life in such a dramatic setting, as well as the hypocrisy and jealousy of society Sunday Express

With echoes of Du Maurier a tangled web of fallen faiths, of sins, seductions and deceits Essie Fox, author of The Last Days of Leda Grey

Author Bio

Noel O'Reilly was a student on the New Writing South Advanced writing course. He has worked as a journalist and editor at the international business media company RBI, and is now a freelance writer. This is his first novel. He lives in Brighton with his wife and children.