“You get out of that chair one more time and you’ll get an injection and you know what that means.” It meant squirming on the floor until the side-effects of the Droperidol wore off, or until Marie came on duty, took pity and injected me with anti-side effect medication.’

Wil’s break for freedom from a brutal psychiatric regime confronts him with unexpected choices. Who can he trust? An alluring voice from his childhood dreams? Or a big-hearted nurse who reassures him: ‘Not all of these places are the same’?

Gul Y Davis’ nightmarish vision is balanced by wit, tenderness and a passionate sense of humanity.