7/1/2023 0 Comments Alcestis the silent patient![]() ![]() The story is told mostly through the voice of Theo, himself a survivor of a terrible childhood and for whom psychotherapy has changed his life. But because of her suicide attempts, Alicia is highly medicated at The Grove, doesn’t interact with other staff or patients, nor does she respond to any kind of therapy. ![]() If Theo can persuade Alicia to speak about the night her husband died, Alicia may begin to heal. The media have made a lot of their story which has done heaps to push up the value of Gabriel’s work. Alicia is a former artist of some note who has remained unable to talk since supposedly murdering her husband, the famous photographer Gabriel Berenson. Theo Faber has recently taken a post at The Grove, a care facility for troubled minds and is particularly interested in one patient. The Silent Patientticks all the boxes, combining a troubled narrator who in this case is a psychotherapist, an even more troubled patient and the mystery surrounding the death of her husband. ![]() There’s nothing like a good psychological thriller to while away a wet weekend. ![]()
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