Asylum

De: Patrick McGrath

Narrado por: Sir Ian McKellen

From our most celebrated writer of the psychological thriller comes this nerve-wracking yet eerily beautiful work of erotic obsession and madness. In the summer of 1959, Stella Raphael joins her psychiatrist husband, Max, at his new posting: a maximum-security hospital for the criminally insane. Beautiful and headstrong, Stella soon falls under the spell of Edgar Stark, a brilliant and magnetic sculptor who has been confined to the hospital for murdering his wife in a psychotic rage.

But Stella's knowledge of Edgar's crime is no hindrance to the volcanic attraction that ensues - a passion that will consume Stella's sanity and destroy her and the lives of those around her.

©1999 Patrick McGrath (P)2008 BBC Audio

Reseñas de la Crítica

"The book is hypnotizing, with its own strange but darkly convincing pace and style; and the way in which nature and climate are woven into the fabric of the bizarre couple's strange love is masterly." ( Publishers Weekly)

Heartbreaker

Loved this book. The complex elements absolutely make it. I really enjoyed the narrator's perspective and navigating his psychology as well as the other characters'.

A most chilling and enjoyable read.

Fascinating story read most beautifully by Sir Ian McKellan. Intriguing from beginning to end. I could hardly put it down, I must say.

Captivating

This book was so good! The ending was terrible though as I still have so many questions! Otherwise I was so captivated and it was so good! I couldn’t stop listening and even got my fiancé interested in reading!

Wonderful Story and Narration!

I'm not sure if I enjoyed the story or the narration more. It was read perfectly! sometimes the narrator can distract from the content but in this case I thoroughly enjoyed both!

Great book!!

I really loved this story. I just couldn’t stop listening to it! Gripping, enticing, overall a wonderful read. Wonderful story.