“Choosing a lover is a lot like choosing a therapist. It tells the story of Alicia, who killed her husband, Gabriel, six years earlierand hasn’t spoken since.
If you are a fan of thrillers and particularly psychological thrillers, like me, then it’s a must-read.Ī New York Times Best Seller, this novel also won the Goodreads Choice Award 2019 in the Mystery and Thriller category. The Silent Patient (2019) is a contemporary psychological thriller from author Alex Michaelides. (Publishers) But you can let that pass if the plot is ingeniously conceived and executed. The book is the author’s debut novel, and I found a few typos and grammatical error. The Greek tragedian Euripides’s Play Alcestis is a critical aspect of the novel. The devil is in the details they say, and as you read not until the very end, you realize that there are several details that unimportant then, are pivotal clue points now.Īlex Michaelides brilliantly fuses his knowledge of Greek history into the story. This was interesting for me since it always kept me guessing. The author introduces a new character, and you learn certain things about them, but in later chapters, those things turn out to be either false or rather shown from a different perspective. The ending is truly shocking and changes everything you know about the main characters in a split second. The Silent Patient was one of those books, whose final twist I didn’t see coming at all. 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.This book was all over Bookstagram and reading the reviews - “A mix of Hitchcockian suspense, Agatha Christie plotting”, I was thoroughly excited to read it. The Silent Patient is about painter Alicia Berenson and how she allegedly murdered her husband Gabriel and then never spoke another word.As a result, she was ordered by the court to reside in a mental institution where she eventually is put under the care of psychotherapist Theo Faber, who wishes to understand her motives for the murder and the reasons why she can no longer speak. Theo Faber is a criminal psychotherapist who has waited a long time for the opportunity to work with Alicia. About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube works Test new features Press Copyright Contact us Creators. 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. 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.Īlicia'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.
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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. Promising to be the debut novel of the season The Silent Patient is a shocking psychological thriller of a woman's act of violence against her husband-and of the therapist obsessed with uncovering her motive.Īlicia Berenson's life is seemingly perfect. "An unforgettable -and Hollywood-bound -new thriller.A mix of Hitchcockian suspense, Agatha Christie plotting, and Greek tragedy."
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