Smorgasbord Cafe and Bookstore – New Book on the Shelves – #Contemporary – Matilda Windsor Is Coming Home by Anne Goodwin

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Delighted to share the news and an early review for Matilda Windsor is Coming Home a contemporary novel by Anne Goodwin.

About the book

“In the dying days of the old asylums, three paths intersect.

A brother and sister separated for fifty years and the idealistic young social worker who tries to reunite them. Will truth prevail over bigotry, or will the buried secret keep family apart?

Told with compassion and humour, Anne Goodwin’s third novel is a poignant, compelling and brilliantly authentic portrayal of asylum life, with a quirky protagonist you won’t easily forget. Published by Inspired Quill.”

One of the recent reviews for the book

Lsb23 TOP 1000 REVIEWERVINE VOICE4.0 out of 5 stars A heartfelt tale  Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 29 May 2021

Matilda Windsor Is Coming Home is mainly set in a psychiatric hospital for long stay patients. Matilda has been here for decades, sent here as a young woman but now a young idealist social worker has arrived and she’s working to get people back to ‘normal’ lives outside.

This is a beautifully written tale of a world many of us have no idea exists, of a community within the community. I fell in love with Matty and her friends, the odd and peculiar who really just want to get on with life.

It’s also horrifying how people could be hospitalised for so many years just because people are scared of those with mental health problems. Out of sight out of mind seems to be the answer for many.

It is clear, from her writing, the author has strong feelings on this issue and this makes for an emotional and thought provoking read.

Read the reviews and buy the book: Amazon UK –  And:Amazon US

Also by Anne Goodwin

Anne Goodwin, Buy:Amazon UK – And : Amazon US – follow Anne : Goodreads – blog: Annecdotal – Twitter: @Annecdotist

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About Anne Goodwin

Anne Goodwin writes entertaining fiction about identity, mental health and social justice. She is the author of three novels and short story collection published by small independent press, Inspired Quill. Her debut novel, Sugar and Snails, was shortlisted for the 2016 Polari First Book Prize. Her new novel, Matilda Windsor Is Coming Home, is inspired by her previous incarnation as a clinical psychologist in a long-stay psychiatric hospital.

 

Thanks for dropping by today and I hope you will help spread the news of Anne’s new book… thanks Sally.

 

37 thoughts on “Smorgasbord Cafe and Bookstore – New Book on the Shelves – #Contemporary – Matilda Windsor Is Coming Home by Anne Goodwin”

  1. A fantastic book, and one that brought back many memories from my professional life and from the stories many of my colleagues and patients told me. Thanks, Sally.

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  8. Thank you for introducing another great author, and a very interesting novel, Sally! A lovely review, on a very interesting story. Will it put on my TBR, because i will get wome tips for solving a similar situation. 😉 xx Michael

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  10. That does sound good, it was never going to be easy when all those big hospitals were closed down. Many towns had their asylum and you just had to say a name like ‘St. Bernards’ ( Ealing ) precede by the words I don’t want to en up at…

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