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"In 1887, young Nellie Bly sets out for New York and a career in journalism, determined to make her way as a serious reporter, whatever that may take. But life in the city is tougher than she imagined. Down to her last dime and desperate to prove her worth, she comes up with a dangerous plan: to fake insanity and have herself committed to the asylum on Blackwell's Island. There, she will work undercover to expose the asylum's wretched conditions. But when the asylum door swings shut behind her, she finds herself in a place of horrors, governed by a cruelty she could never have imagined. Cold, isolated and starving, her days of terror reawaken the traumatic events of her childhood. She entered the asylum of her own free will - but will she ever get out?"--Amazon.com
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Madwoman, Louisa Treger
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- Title
- Madwoman
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Louisa Treger
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Released
- 2022
- Format
- Paperback
- ISBN10
- 1526657120
- ISBN13
- 9781526657121
- Series
- Tags
- Fiction, Mystery & Thriller, Historical Fiction, Thriller, USA, 19th century, Mental Health, Journalists, Psychiatric Hospitals
- First published
- 2022
- Original title
- Madwoman
- Rating
- 3.95 out of 5
- Description
- "In 1887, young Nellie Bly sets out for New York and a career in journalism, determined to make her way as a serious reporter, whatever that may take. But life in the city is tougher than she imagined. Down to her last dime and desperate to prove her worth, she comes up with a dangerous plan: to fake insanity and have herself committed to the asylum on Blackwell's Island. There, she will work undercover to expose the asylum's wretched conditions. But when the asylum door swings shut behind her, she finds herself in a place of horrors, governed by a cruelty she could never have imagined. Cold, isolated and starving, her days of terror reawaken the traumatic events of her childhood. She entered the asylum of her own free will - but will she ever get out?"--Amazon.com