Love in the Asylum

<p>From an author whose work has been called 'haunted and joyous and heartbreaking all at once' (<em>Washington Post Book World)</em> comes an unforgettable novel of two lost souls who find love and salvation against all odds.</p><p> Can love save those who believe they are beyond redemption? In and out of a swank north-eastern rehab centre more than a dozen times in ten years Alba Elliot a 25-year-old children's book writer and manic-depressive believes she is a hopeless case. But an unlikely relationship with Oscar a 30-year-old drug addict whose 'recreation' has cost him everything and a century-old story hidden in the institution's library bring about changes that Alba could never have imagined.</p><p> Brought together by fate influenced by forces as beautiful and powerful as they are unforeseen Alba and Oscar will slowly rise from the ashes of despair and self-destruction and in the midst of righting an old wrong begin to heal their battered spirits. A beautifully crafted heartfelt tale of tragedy and triumph Lisa Carey's moving third novel is a testament to the surprising resilience of the human heart.</p>