
The Silent Patient
Alicia Berenson’s life is seemingly perfect. A famous painter married to an in-demand fashion photographer, she lives in a grand house with big windows overlooking a park in one of London’s most desirable areas. One evening her husband Gabriel returns home late from a fashion shoot, and Alicia shoots him five times in the face, and then never speaks another word. Alicia’s refusal to talk, or give any kind of explanation, turns a domestic tragedy into something far grander, a mystery that captures the public imagination and casts Alicia into notoriety. The price of her art skyrockets, and she, the silent patient, is hidden away from the tabloids and spotlight at the Grove, a secure forensic unit in North London. Theo Faber is a criminal psychotherapist who has waited a long time for the opportunity to work with Alicia. His determination to get her to talk and unravel the mystery of why she shot her husband takes him down a twisting path into his own motivations—a search for the truth that threatens to consume him....
About Author
Alex Michaelides emerged as a literary sensation with his debut psychological thriller 'The Silent Patient,' which spent over a year on the New York Times bestseller list and sold millions of copies worldwide. Born in Cyprus to a Greek-Cypriot father and English mother, he studied English literature at Cambridge University before earning an MA in screenwriting from the American Film Institute in Los Angeles. His background in psychotherapy and screenwriting uniquely informs his novels, which blend psychological depth with cinematic pacing and shocking twists. Michaelides' second novel, 'The Maidens,' continued his exploration of dark academia and Greek mythology while maintaining his trademark suspense. His work is characterized by unreliable narrators, academic settings, and profound examinations of trauma, establishing him as a leading voice in contemporary psychological fiction.
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