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|title=The Painted Bridge

|sort=Painted Bridge

|borrow=Yes

|isbn=9780857209276

|pages=386

|publisher=Simon & Schuster

|date=May 2012

|website=http://wendywallace.co.uk

|summary=Married women in Victorian England were their husband’s property. ''The Painted Bridge'' examines one of the ways that a husband who was unhappy with his wife’s behaviour could deal with the problem. Commit her to an asylum.

}}

Young bride Anna Palmer places her trust in all the wrong people. One choice that backfires spectacularly is her impulsive marriage to the Reverend Vincent Palmer. Less than a year after their marriage he tells her that they are going to visit some of his friends at a place called Lake House. But Lake House is a privately run asylum ''for genteel women of a delicate nature''. Once there Anna discovers that she is not allowed to leave without Vincent's approval.

If this book appeals you might also like [[Wildthorn by Jane Eagland]] or for a historical account of the treatment of mental health, try [[Bedlam: London and Its Mad by Catharine Arnold]].

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