Barden Hill Hospital is one of the many former asylums that still dot the countryside of 1970’s Britain. It’s where failed medical student Michael Lintern emerges from psychiatric treatment after a family tragedy tilted him into a breakdown.To aidMoreBarden Hill Hospital is one of the many former asylums that still dot the countryside of 1970’s Britain. It’s where failed medical student Michael Lintern emerges from psychiatric treatment after a family tragedy tilted him into a breakdown.To aid his rehabilitation Michael has started working as a porter in the hospital, enjoying his undemanding new routine.
But an unexpected job offer gives him renewed purpose and the chance to put his fledgling medical skills to good use.Michael’s promotion also gives him the opportunity to investigate for himself what he has suspected all along: that the strange delusions he suffered before his breakdown were never really delusions at all.With his recovery complete and his life finally coming together, Michael knows he must keep his mysterious, personal mission a secret – despite some tragic discoveries.
But nothing can prepare him for the appalling revelations that still await him and the life-changing consequences he must face as a result.