The Madwomen of Paris (by Jennifer Cody Epstein)

I enjoy historical fiction books and this one was a little different focus for me. I continue to be shocked at the history of mental illness and the methods used in asylums in the past. Set in Paris, you will be introduced to the treatment the patients received. I was unfamiliar with the diagnosis of hysteria as a mental illness. And to learn that they were treated in a better way than those who were diagnosed with lunacy. The mindset of people back in the 19th century where if you got pregnant out of wedlock were admitted to the asylum baffles my mind. This is not a light read. I think it brings to the attention of the reader the traumas that the residents of asylums endured. An interesting twist at the end that will make you glad you stayed with the book until the last page.

Thank you to NetGalley and Ballantine Books for my advanced review copy. All opinions and thoughts are my own.

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