The Asylum
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Fiona McNeill
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For 46 years, Carol Minto has quietly gone about her life, carrying with her the most extraordinary and heartbreaking secrets.
Born into poverty and with mostly absent parents, Carol helped to raise her nine siblings. But when she was just 11 years old, her older brother began to sexually abuse her. After four years, Carol managed to escape - and ran away from home.
Picked up by social services, they place her at Aston Hall in Derby, a psychiatric hospital now infamous for the ghoulish ‘truth serum’ experiments it carried out on children. Over three years, Carol was stripped, sedated, assaulted and raped by Kenneth Milner, the doctor in charge.
Eventually she is released back into the community, aged 18, and has a daughter. But the baby is taken away for adoption, and Carol’s trauma intensifies. In 2010, Carol finally plucked up the courage to speak out about the abuse she suffered - and received justice, at last.
In The Asylum, Carol tells the full story of how she overcame unimaginable suffering, to find the happiness and solace she has today as a mother and grandmother.
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- Anonymous User
- 21-10-21
must add to the list
tough but great listen. it's unbelievable that people have had to go through that.
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- Miss Claire E V Hooper
- 18-07-22
Excellent book!
Really harrowing as it's a true story but a must read. Unbelievable what she went through
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- Mrs DJPBrown
- 26-11-23
Family abuse
She suffered so much abuse and no one seemed interested or cared Nobody helped her
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- Kelly F.
- 01-08-24
A whirlwind of emotions
Incredibly well written, the performance was superb. So much trauma and sadness, yet the innocence and hope really shines through. Am recommending this to everyone possible :)
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- Claire Louise Iley
- 08-12-24
Heart breaking reality of the failed system.
I was in tears listening to this yet felt so period of how you overcame each barrier. A born survivor. I am so happy you have a positive outlook and now have by the sounds of it an amazing family full of love and support. The system failed you yet you remained unbroken.
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- Phone Lady
- 21-04-25
A harrowing account of abuse
Although this was an interesting book, it was a tough listen. The systematic abuse is disgusting and it is shocking to hear how she was never taken seriously. A tragic,stark and chilling account of how the social care system failed to protect a vulnerable young woman.
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- Anonymous User
- 23-03-25
narrator wasn't easy to listen to, very robotic I thought.
Great story. narrator not so good to listen to, bit sharp robotic scottish voice difficult to understand at times
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- Kindle Customer
- 09-09-21
Terrible
I could not listen to the narrator her voice is terrible, boring to listen
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- Lesleycurrie
- 19-11-21
Simply WOW!!!
I chose this book without somehow really realising it was a true story!
I have no words to explain how in awe I am of Carol Minto, what she endured and her resilience she is amazing!! God bless her ❤️
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- Judith
- 24-02-22
very good
terribly sad story because of the abuse and a terribly sad life after the abuse. the narration was a little weird. spoke in 3/4word sentences although the tone was nice.
easy to listen to.
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