English has written a terrific book, taut and thematic where it could so easily have been slack and baggy. Finding a focus cannot have been easy.

The Gallery of Miracles & Madness is a superbly told story of worlds colliding.

This is not an abstract book of ideas.

[A] penetrating chronicle.

[A] deeply thorough account.

English’s book tells two stories: One of humanity where mentally ill people were given a voice, and one of inhumanity, where Nazism strove to destroy creativity and human life. The end notes are fascinating for any history lover who wants to better understand Hitler’s maniacal grip on Germany..

A powerful and disturbing portrait of a devastating chapter in the history of Nazi terror.

[A] fascinating account.