Blue Asylum\"A first rate choice for fans of intelligent historical romances.\"Library Journal, starred review Amid the mayhem of the Civil War, Iris Dunleavy is put on trial by her husband, convicted of madness, and sent to Sanibel Asylum to be restored to a compliant Virginia plantation wife. But her husband is the true criminal; she is no lunatic, only guilty of disagreeing on notions of cruelty and property. On this remote Florida island, Iris meets a

“Drawing on her decades of experience

Witty Travelogue: A poignant and hilarious exploration of home

It’s having a real live child

you had to be ready for anything

reciprocal relationship between culture and law—guiding us toward accurate credibility judgments and equitable treatment of those whose suffering has long been disregarded

for fear of ruining the group dynamic

I was helpless

For Adam and Beth the first secret wasn’t the last

He’d promised to be there for her big day

I have got to read that novel

turns it over

even more than owning the actual house