Blue Asylum: A Novel

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3.6
143 reviews
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320
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A woman falls in love with a wounded Civil War solider in this “fine novel embroidered with rich imagery”about the line between sanity and madness (Kirkus Reviews).
 
When Virginia plantation wife Iris Dunleavy is put on trial and convicted of madness, she knows the real criminal is her husband. After all, the only thing she’s guilty of is disagreeing with him on notions of justice, cruelty, and property.
 
Sent away to a remote Florida island, Iris meets an odd collection of residents in Sanibel Asylum: some seemingly sane, some wrongly convinced they are crazy, some dangerously unstable. And while Iris isn’t sure what to make of haunted Confederate soldier Ambrose Weller—whose memories terrorize him into wild fits that can only be calmed by the color blue—she does know that his gentleness and dark eyes call to her like nothing she’s ever known before . . .
 
“Deftly interweaving past and present, Hepinstall sets the struggles of her characters against the rigidity of a traditional Southern society and the brutality of war in an absorbing story that explores both the rewards and perils of love, pride, and sanity itself.” —Publishers Weekly

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3.6
143 reviews
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April 22, 2012
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A Google user
May 12, 2012
The writer has a good use of the language but sometimes over describes unnecessarily. Any interesting action doesn't get going until midway and then takes place in a matter of two weeks. The town is initially described as loud with gunshots but by the time they get to bed it is described as peaceful. That was a little confusing along with a few other details. However I did enjoy the book for the most part and would recommend it for historical romance readers that want to concentrate more on the study of descriptions rather than actions or romance.
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A Google user
April 24, 2012
Pretty much saw it coming. Was an easy read, though. Read it all in one day. A lot of ideas were brought up, though, and not everything was followed through.
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About the author

Kathy Hepinstall grew up outside of Houston, Texas. Kathy is the bestselling author of The House of Gentle Men, The Absence of Nectar, and Blue Asylum. She is an award-winning creative director and advertising writer.

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