Woman 99 : a novel

Title:

Woman 99 : a novel

Author:

Macallister, Greer.

ISBN:

9781443458146

Physical Description:

350 pages ; 23 cm

Summary:

When Charlotte Smith's wealthy parents commit her beloved sister Phoebe to the infamous Goldengrove Asylum, Charlotte knows there's more to the story than madness. She risks everything and follows her sister inside, surrendering her real identity as a privileged young lady of San Francisco society to become a nameless inmate, Woman 99. The longer she stays, the more she realizes that many of the women of Goldengrove aren't insane, merely inconvenient--and that her search for the truth threatens to dig up secrets that some very powerful people would do anything to keep.

Genre:

Thrillers (Fiction)

Historical fiction.

Subject:

Sisters -- Fiction.

Psychiatric hospital patients -- Fiction.

Secrecy -- Fiction.

Thrillers (Fiction)

Historical fiction.

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Summary

She's only a number now.

The longer she stays, the more she realizes that many of the women of Goldengrove aren't insane, merely inconvenient--and that her search for the truth threatens to dig up secrets that some very powerful people would do anything to keep.

A historical thriller rich in detail, deception, and revelation, Woman 99 honours the fierce women of the past, born into a world that denied them power but underestimate their strength.

Author Notes

Greer Macallister received a MFA in creative writing at American University. She is a poet, short story writer, and playwright. Her work has appeared in several publications including The North American Review, The Missouri Review, and The Messenger. Her first novel, The Magician's Lie, was published in 2015.

(Bowker Author Biography)

Reviews (1)

Library Journal Review

In late 19th-century San Francisco, socialite Charlotte Smith has the world at her feet, but when her parents commit her older sister Phoebe to Goldengrove Asylum for what would now be considered bipolar disorder, Charlotte is determined to set her free. While pretending to visit relatives in Newport, Charlotte fakes a suicide attempt and gets herself committed to Goldengrove. -Naïvely, she believes that she will find Phoebe and explain that neither she nor Phoebe are insane, and both will walk away unharmed. It's not that simple; Charlotte realizes she's not the only sane woman in Goldengrove; many of the inmates are there because they are inconvenient to their families. It occurs to Charlotte that she must do more than rescue Phoebe-she must rescue all the women who don't belong there by exposing the practices at Goldengrove. First, she has to get out. -VERDICT Macallister follows up The Magician's Lie with a novel of the power of sisterhood, shining a spotlight on the barbaric treatment of the mentally ill in this period as well as society's view of women who don't fit the "traditional" mold. Readers will become engrossed in Charlotte's journey of self-discovery as she fights to free herself and her sister from a rigged system. [See Spring Editors' Picks, p. 20.]-Elisabeth Clark, West Florida P.L., -Pensacola © Copyright 2019. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.