Book Discussion "The Silent Patient" by Alex Michaelides

Age Group:

Adults, Ages 18+
Registration for this event will close on May 21, 2024 @ 5:00pm.
A library card is not required.
There are 10 seats remaining.

Program Description

Event Details

Please pick up a copy of the book at the hosting branch.

Copies are available starting one month prior to the discussion, while supplies last.

Promising to be the debut 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... 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....

Checkout the ebook or eaudiobook on Libby

Registrants can pick up a copy of the book at the Library to You Bookmobile from April 23rd to May 21st.

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

If you need accommodations for this class, please contact the Library as soon as you are able.

Bookmobile Stops

Find a list of Library to You Bookmobile stops here.

Outdoor Class and Event Weather Statement

This class will be held outside. If the temperature is above 90 degrees, below 40 degrees, or there is other inclement weather, the class will be cancelled. If this class included registration you will receive a cancellation email 60 minutes before the class is scheduled to begin.

Sponsored by Friends

Sponsored by the Friends of the Library.

Registration

Add Registrant

Note: All required fields are indicated with an asterisk.