The Asylum

Written by Ann Cusack, Carol Minto and Joe Cusack

Narrated by Fiona McNeill

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.

• Language: English
• Publisher: QUEST from W. F. Howes Ltd
• Release date: Aug 5, 2021
• ISBN: 9781004050031

Reviews for The Asylum

[Jamie Brower · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Incredible. What an amazing human. There are no words to describe her inner strength.

[Lisa Ferraioli · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Superb book, wonderfully written, a story of courage beyond belief. So glad someone eventually listened to you Carol.

[Tracey Cardus · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Shocking what goes on behind closed doors that you only find out later in life and how sad it is that Doctors take advantage of their patients. enjoyed the book and was thrilled that she found love and got through all her termoil

[shelley sayers · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Such a strong individual to tell her horrific story. Seems so unreal that a person can endure so much in one life. I’m pleased her truth has come out and wish her nothing but happiness going forward.

[Gen Farr · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Extremely sad and horrific that this happened , strength of this woman throughout her life . Narration excellent

[Jonathan Baez · Rating: 1 out of 5 stars]

Can't understand a word the reader is saying at all