A novel about child abuse or mental health, setting somewhere other than US?

I need to find a novel for my english class that does not take place in America, but elsewhere in the world. It has to either be:

- mental health

- child abuse

- drug abuse



it has to be 255+ pages, and adult reading level. NOT young adult.

please help :A novel about child abuse or mental health, setting somewhere other than US?|"Baby House 10". It's about a Russian orphanage where they severely abused the children, many of whom were mentally unstable or impaired. True story.A novel about child abuse or mental health, setting somewhere other than US?
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg larson

It takes place in Sweden. It has child abuse.A novel about child abuse or mental health, setting somewhere other than US?Trainspotting is about drug abuse and takes place in Scotland. Not sure if it is long enough for you though.A novel about child abuse or mental health, setting somewhere other than US?
Jane Eyre,



or Villette



both by a Bronte sister - and both classics!A novel about child abuse or mental health, setting somewhere other than US?Umm.. all In know of is " A Child Called It"