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Rachel Florence Roberts was born in Liverpool. The Medea Complex is her first novel.
Reviewed by Lorena Sanqui for Readers' Favorite
The 19th century or, as some would refer to it, the ‘asylum era’, was a time when insane asylums were expanded. In one of those asylums, a woman named Anne Stanbury is confined. She committed a crime but was determined to be certified insane and considered unfit to stand trial. Her father being an earl ensured that she was put in Royal Bethlehem Hospital, an asylum better than Broadmoor where she was supposed to be. The Medea Complex by Rachel Florence Roberts tells the story of Anne and her time in and after Royal Bethlehem Hospital. It also tells of the crime she committed and why she did it.
This is one of the best books of the year. The story was woven flawlessly, making it easy to read. It flowed easily even though the secrets weren't mentioned all at once and many times I had to read between the lines. I notice, when reading books involving mental illnesses, that the story is usually from the point of view of the patient. With The Medea Complex, the narrator alternates between the patient, the doctor, and the significant others, which is very good because I got to know what the others were doing and thinking. It was a unique and effective approach. Rachel Florence Roberts tells a gripping tale in this book.
