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Night Watch by Jayne Anne Phillips
4.0

1874. In the wake of the Civil War, a 12-yo girl arrives at the Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum with her mom, who hasn't spoken in more than a year. As pasts converge, haunted civilians and veterans try to reclaim their lives in the asylum. NIGHT jumps around in time and features lost memories and changed names—making it a bit confusing on audio. I loved the polished & dream-like writing, while some reviewers find it contrived. The chapters on how the doctor envisions humane treatments for patients with mental illness stood out to me, and I wished the focus was on that instead. Please check TW, as I skipped one particular paragraph due to its extremely graphic nature.