The Blue Asylum Audiobook

" It starts a little slow, but then you're hooked. Civil War era, plantation owner thinks he's found a pretty wife. Iris abhors slavery -- verdict, she's crazy, sent to a tropical insane asylum on a island off the coast of Florida. She meets a cast of characters including the doctor(unbending in his view of his lunatics) his son, the moral compass, and of course Ambrose who she thinks she can save. "

" Very good book. I'm going to try another of this author's books. "

" I inhaled this book in two nights, and loved everything about it. "

" This was a little different book than I usually read. I liked how Kathy Hepinstall writes. She really makes you feel you are in the moment. "

" Absolutely one of the best books I've ever read! "

" Meh. This book was disappointing, and I had high hopes because of the reviews of two great authors. I found it melodramatic and hard to get into. "

" Overall this was a quick read that kept me interested throughout the course of the book; however at points it got a little wordy and slightly predictable. Definitely worth the library trip but probably not worth the actual purchase. "

" What a sweetly sad novel. The mentally broken, along with one headstrong protagonist, play on an island stage in this book. Sorrow bound up and set against the backdrop of the Civil War, slavery, oppression, and loneliness make for a compelling read. The writing is beautiful. "

" would have made a great beach read especially if on sanibel "

" Beautifully written and crafted but definitely a somber, somewhat depressing book. It just had sort of a gloom over it and even what was supposed to be a happy interlude foreshadowed more tragedy. "

" I really really enjoyed this book! The story was intriguing and I was caught up in all the different stories simultaneously happening. Excellent book. Loses a star because the ending was just a little too rushed. "

" Thoroughly engaging. Loved it! "

" A gentle quick read about a disturbing story of who is sane and who is not and a look back at the insanity of the Civil War. This book is one I am very glad to have read! "

" There are storytellers and then there are Storytellers. Hepinstall weaves a beautiful wicked dream with this book. I think it's the best of all her offerings, though I loved The House of Gentle Men. "

" Love this book. Now reading more by this author. Caught me up in the story right away and kept me glued to the book the entire time! Excellent! "

" This was a beautifully expressed novel. I can't say I wanted it to end as it did, but couldn't fault it. Well worth the waiting to read after having read one other novel by Hepinstall, "Absence of Nectar." She writes as few do these days, and I mean so beautifully, with meaning. "

" Lyrical, poetic, infuriating, melancholy and quite quite lovely. "

" Interesting look @ the treatment of women in the South during the Civil War~disturbing. "

" Awesome read. The story is like One Flew Over the Cookoos Nest except it's set during the Civil War. It's also a bit darker than the movie, but same premise with lots of great characters. I love the authors prose and descriptions of time and place. I recommend this one. "

" Amazing! This is one of those stories that will stick with me for a very long time! "

" absorbing story, interesting historical fiction. beautiful yet frustrating and depressing. "

" Interesting perspective of mental illness, particularly PTSD, during the civil war. "

" Very enjoyable, quick read. I've read 2 other books by Hepinstall, which were equally good. I'd recommend! "