This novel, about a woman who spends time in a mental hospital after the birth of her baby, was based on Coleman's own experience of spending time in an insane asylum after contracting puerperal fever and suffering a nervous breakdown.
This novel, concerning a woman who spends time in a mental institution following her baby's birth, was grounded in Coleman’s personal experience of being hospitalized at an insane asylum after contracting puerperal fever and experiencing a nervous breakdown.