Patty Miller, a paraplegic, is discovered at home barely clinging to life. Her infant son, already dead, lies on her chest still clinging to his mother. On the morning that Patty is found, she is not expected to survive but is taken to the hospital where she eventually recovers. But, severely emotionally disturbed, Patty soon finds herself a patient at Hillside Asylum. As Patty's condition deteriorates, the staff and doctors perform unnecessary experimental procedures on their patient. But when someone from Patty's past learns about her incarceration, they vow to get her out and make those responsible for the abuse suffer... Told from a unique perspective, as if fiction is fact, The Asylum is the perfect listen for fans of suspenseful thrillers and historical fiction.