![]() ![]() Pearl, a prostitute, begs Adam to bring news of her daughter, who has been abandoned in a local brothel. Jenkins, recovering from a breakdown after the death of her husband, seeks Adam’s help to protect Georgia, a child deserted in the asylum and mistreated by the staff. ![]() McFarland, implores Adam to get word of her situation to the outside. Packard, locked up by her pastor husband for her religious beliefs and isolated from her family by Dr. McFarland is tested by the plight of four female patients committed to the asylum as a result their families’ selfish interests. At first I believed him, but it was not long before I learned of unspeakable acts committed on those lost souls.”Īdam’s loyalty to Dr. Our benevolent kindness would lead them to sanity. McFarland told us we were the only ones who could cure the unfortunates under our care. Almost immediately, Adam realizes his observations do not match Superintendent McFarland’s arrogant descriptions of the institution’s innovative treatment practices. Inspired by true events, For Their Own Good begins in 1857 when New York physician, Adam Fletcher leaves his familiar existence in the east to take the position of medical doctor at the Illinois State Hospital for the Insane. Bradette Michel’s debut novel reveals the murky, often terrifying world of nineteenth century insane asylums. ![]()
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