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The Asylum
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Fiona McNeill
About this listen
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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- Geraldine Owen
- 26-08-21
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I was appalled by this story. This poor girl and then woman was so unfairly treated by first her family and then, the so called health and welfare system.
I want to know more. I hope there is a second book.
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- Shirley
- 07-02-23
harrowing story
Well done for sharing this story. it must have been painful. thank you for helping to prosecute those who wronged you and others. I wish you all the best for your life in the future. xx
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- Steven P.
- 01-03-24
Well written and beautifully narrated.
Carol’s story is so sad but thoroughly compelling. It’s hard to comprehend the suffering she was forced to endure and equally difficult to believe she managed to come through. So brave.
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- I Love Energy
- 04-10-22
Incredible and important
Wow. Great read of a courageous account of a real life horror story. Wonderfully brought to life with the characters. Don’t hesitate to download, this is a must listen
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- CMS
- 08-04-24
A Brave Account
This makes for uncomfortable and upsetting listening, but it was an important story to tell.
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- Anonymous User
- 18-11-24
A woman's fight for truth and justice
Powerful, emotional, courageous and truly heartbreaking. A lifetime of endured trauma. Truly worth a listen.
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- Rosie
- 22-06-24
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A really good listen, the narrator was excellent , have nothing else to say on this
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- Ashleigh, Belfast
- 05-02-25
absolutely gripping
unbelievable, I almost felt guilty for enjoying this book so much, what strength carol had then and now, totally gripping
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- BRENDA CHAPMAN
- 12-02-25
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Like it had a happy ending , people should lisen to what children are telling them.
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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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