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The key

Hughes, Kathryn2018
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1956. It's Ellen Crosby's first day as a student nurse at Ambergate County Lunatic Asylum. When she meets a young woman committed by her father, and a pioneering physician keen to try out the various 'cures' for mental illness, little does Ellen know that a choice she will make is to change all their lives for ever... 2006. Sarah is drawn to the abandoned Ambergate Asylum. Whilst exploring the old corridors she discovers a suitcase belonging to a female patient who was admitted fifty years earlier. The shocking contents lead Sarah to unravel a forgotten story of tragedy, lost love and an old wrong that only she may have the power to put right...
Main title:
The key / Kathryn Hughes.
Imprint:
London : Headline, 2018.
Collation:
439 pages ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Includes bonus material: Q&A with the author.Includes an excerpt from: The secret."A life stolen. A heart broken. A wrong that needs to be made right." -- cover.
ISBN:
9781472248855
Dewey class:
823.92
Language:
English
BRN:
339879
LocationCollectionCall numberStatus/Desc
Brighton LibraryAdult Fiction - GeneralHUGHAvailable
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