Book Club: The Silent Patient

Book Club: 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. 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.... Join us on February 20th at 6:30 PM or February 21st at 2:15 PM when we will discuss this instant bestseller that has been described as: "Unforgettable ... A mix of Hitchcockian suspense, Agatha Christie plotting, and Greek tragedy." Copies are available at the library for checkout.