The writer's examination of the Quakers and the hospital fit your description above and I think the author may be basing it on The Retreat. The book takes place in England.
Also it's far more accurate than The Madness of Lord Ian McKenzie, not to mention better written - the characters are more complex, better use of language, and more detailed.
The writer also is doing an excellent job of showing how language can be a barrier. The Duke's inability to communicate or clearly understand spoken and written words because of his stroke - acts as a barrier between him and his world. Everyone thinks he is an imbecile because of his difficulty with language. But, here's the thing - he has no problems with numbers. Mathematical principals he can still communicate. Which would make sense, the hemorage shut-down one portion of the brain but not another portion. That's equally accurate.
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Also it's far more accurate than The Madness of Lord Ian McKenzie, not to mention better written - the characters are more complex, better use of language, and more detailed.
The writer also is doing an excellent job of showing how language can be a barrier. The Duke's inability to communicate or clearly understand spoken and written words because of his stroke - acts as a barrier between him and his world. Everyone thinks he is an imbecile because of his difficulty with language. But, here's the thing - he has no problems with numbers. Mathematical principals he can still communicate. Which would make sense, the hemorage shut-down one portion of the brain but not another portion.
That's equally accurate.