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Madwoman
A Historical Fiction Novel by Louisa Treger
Subgenres:
- 1887 New York,
- Women's Fiction,
- Journalism
This book is for you if you're into...
- Undercover journalism that risks everything for the truth
- Historical heroines breaking barriers in gritty, dangerous settings
- Stories exposing real-life horrors inside 19th-century asylums
From Little Stack
In 1887, 19-year-old Nelly Bly came to New York to try and make her name as a journalist. At that time, reporting was seen as a job for men, so this was going to be no easy feat. In order to secure her dream job, Nelly comes up with a daring idea: faking insanity and being committed to the asylum on Blackwell’s Island. Her plan is to go undercover to unearth the truth behind the rumours of mistreatment and expose them once and for all.
Nelly was a courageous young woman and her story is one not to be missed. Louisa Treger’s meticulous research, exquisite prose and evocative imagery brings this story to life, making us feel the horrors Nelly experienced at the asylum and her fear that she might never escape.
A HISTORICAL FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR IN THE TIMES AND THE SUNDAY TIMES
The extraordinary story of a woman's quest for the truth against all odds - and how her story changed the world.
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 that looms on Blackwell's Island. There, she will work undercover to document - and expose - the wretched conditions faced by the patients.
But when the asylum door swings shut behind her, she finds herself in a place of horrors, governed by a harshness and 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?
An extraordinary portrait of a woman way ahead of her time, Madwoman is the story of a quest for the truth that changed the world.
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