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Coward's Paradise by Christopher Hodder-Williams
Science Fiction (originally published 1974, New English Library 1977)
`Suddenly I don't feel my brain belongs to me anymore. It's the property of the Institute.'
With increasing conviction and horror, writer Michael Adams realises the terrifying truth of this statement.
Struggling to cope with a failed relationship and a seemingly doomed career, he is admitted to the mental institute known locally as Coward's Paradise. Initially he is put under observation and is hopeful that he will recover from what appears to be an acute anxiety condition.
As treatment commences, Adams records his experiences in a startlingly revealing diary. As his mental state slowly deteriorates, the diary divulges how the symptoms of his illness are used against him as he becomes a pawn in the hands of the psychologists.
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