Where the Insane Go
JamesFernsby
On a random June morning, in 1935, Dorothy Mary Anne is seen walking the streets far downtown with two luggage carriers trailing behind her. Dorothy was known to be the ideal girl, one with a promising and bright future, but as she grew older, Dorothy's heavy secret that would leave her family in ruins became harder to hide.
In a small town called Fairhill, Philadelphia, a series of constant ongoing psychological abuse from Dorothy's mother, Jane Grace Anne, lead to the ultimate depletion of Dorothy's sanity and the befriending of her now best friend, James Fernsby. As James and Dorothy grow a close friendship, James seems to grow an unhealthy obsession with her. When Dorothy makes a desperate attempt to escape from James' obsessive behaviour, he tells her the truth which sends Dorothy's life into a downward spiral. Confronting her mother with this truth, she expected answers, however, Dorothy found herself abandoned and left with no choice other than to head for Theopalavos Island, a home for the insane.
Throughout this novel, Dorothy is placed in situations that seem almost 'unreal'. As one truth after another batters Dorothy's perfect future, she is left to fight for her own sanity with the help of George Norres, a perceptive counsellor, and come to a place of healing and forgiveness on Theopalavos Island.