This book is historical fiction. The main character is fiction but the State insane asylum is real. In the book

It took awhile for me to get into it. But it did pick up

Great historical fiction...but I wish the reader got a chance to feel a little vindication for the main character...Tough sitting through all the horror and corruption even with the ultimate message of perseverance....

Great book, I really enjoyed the storyline.

Loved it! There were many twist and turns. Fascinating story.

Good book!

great story. everything ties in well. very satisfactory ending. narrator was just ok. would have preferred multiple readers.

The story is much better than the book summary. I greatly enjoyed it and recommend it to anyone whom enjoys a mystery and love story set in history when the norm was much different than current day.

I enjoyed listening. Some parts broke my heart but never saw the ending coming

I love this book It keeps you captivated and intrested the near raider does an amazing job.

The Italian accent was very difficult to listen to. Main female character’s voice was very whiny. Another character had a lisp at times and spoke normally at other times. It was historical fiction but parts did not make sense. At one point the main character finds out she has been operated on so that she can no longer have children. Since tubal ligation was not routinely done at this point in history then it would be a hysterectomy. Later in the book it talks about the character having her period. Predictable storyline.

It was a good listen . A bit disturbing at times.... hard to imagine the horror of it all in an insane asylum.... was a touching ending . Did enjoy listening to it .

Great book with twisting storyline

Very disturbing to read about how women were thrown in institutions for arbitrary reasons. I enjoyed the beginning of the book with the focus on Clara's determination. But story started to feel like a coming of age story filled with redundant similes and phrases.