"The Iron Carriage" is an insightful and impressive book about life and relationships among the patients of a mental institution during the First World War. Author Susan Keenen writes with great candor and empathy about people struggling with inner demons and outer challenges. The main character, Isabelle, finds herself in an institution after a tragic event, and her whole world seems shattered. But among strangers, she finds unusual friends and finds an opportunity to rediscover joy and hope. This book is a story about love, willpower and faith in a better future, despite the surrounding circumstances. "The Iron Carriage" is a work that will leave a mark in the hearts of its readers and inspire new thoughts and reflections on the nature of human destiny.