Darlings of the Asylum

Noel O’Reilly was a student on the New Writing South Advanced writing course. He has worked as a journalist and editor at the international business media company RBI, and is now a freelance writer. His first novel is Wrecker and The Darlings of the Asylum is his second. He lives in Sheffield.

Praise for The Darlings of the Asylum: ‘Always engaging and readable’ Sunday Times‘The narrative rattles along irresistibly all the way to its suitably gothic climax’ Readers’ Digest‘This darkly atmospheric psychological thriller oozes menace’ Women’s Own‘Wow! I have been on the edge of my seat with this one! The Darlings of the Asylum… grips like a vice. I was totally invested in Violet's struggle in this chilling Gothic novel’ Nicola Cornick, author of The Winter Garden‘Gripping’ Alison Stockham, author of The Cuckoo Sister Praise for Noel O’Reilly: ‘Written with a blazing energy and a Gothic edge’ Daily Mail‘Full of secrets, suspicions and rumour’ Woman & Home‘Perfect prose, a fast-paced, intricate plot’ My Weekly‘A gripping historical tale … I loved it’ Liz Fenwick, author of The River Between Us‘Noel O’Reilly’s lyrical writing brilliantly evokes the struggles of life in such a dramatic setting, as well as the hypocrisy and jealousy of society’ Sunday Express‘With echoes of Du Maurier… a tangled web of fallen faiths, of sins, seductions and deceits’ Essie Fox, author of The Last Days of Leda Grey