Going Widdershins by Sherrye Cohn
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

In 1958, a healthy young woman named Emilena Lamb is admitted to a psychiatric hospital, completely catatonic, although there is no discernable reason. As the staff works to understand what is going on with her, we are treated to a rewinding of time (of sorts) where we see Emilena through others eyes, as a vibrant and energetic woman. Eventually transferred to the facility at Summerland, run by eccentric May Manley, the story shifts to May and one of the principal doctor’s in charge of treatments.
While there was plenty of mystery, and the description of treatments were well fleshed out and highly interesting, I found the ending lacking. After all the buildup on Emilena’s story, to have no real closure to her story was disappointing. I think that the focus on the doctor was interesting, but unexpected as the synopsis leaves no clues thereto. Overall, it was an ok book.


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