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Put on trial by her slaveholder husband and convicted of madness by a Virginia judge, Iris Dunleavy has been sent to the very expensive Sanibel Asylum to be restored as a good plantation wife. She will, the institution's superintendent assures her, be convinced of her wrongdoing, but Iris... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Iris Dunleavy: Wife of a plantation owner whose husband has sent her to an asylum
- Ambrose Weller: Civil War soldier trying to recover from the horrors of war
- Dr. Henry Cowell: The asylums physician
- Wendell Cowell: Dr. Cowell's son
- Mary Cowell: Dr. Cowell's wife
- Lydia Helms Truman: Another "guest" at the asylum.
- Eleanor Beacon: Inmate at asylum. Feels terrible pity for the suffering of all living things.
- Robert Dunleavy: Iris Dunleavy's husband; plantation owner
- Penelope: Former inmate at asylum. Wendell Cowell had a crush on her.
- Seth: Ambrose's fellow soldier and friend.
Setting & Locations edit
- Sanibel Island, Florida: Location of asylum.
- Winchester
- Virginia
First Sentence edit
When Iris dreamed of that morning, the taste of blood was gone, and so was the odor of gun smoke, but her other senses stayed alive.
Series & Lists edit
This book is in 2012 Published Books. (community list)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Kathy Hepinstall (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Country: United States
Publication Date: April 10, 2012
ISBN: 9780547712079
Page Count: 288
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Country: United States
Publication Date: April 10, 2012
ISBN: 9780547712079
Page Count: 288
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813.54
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