REVIEW
The Silent Patient
Author: Alex Michaelides
Published on: OCT 05, 2024
Reading time: 6 MIN READ
An investigation into the chilling silence of Alicia Berenson and the psychological depth of Michaelides' narrative structure.
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 from a late fashion shoot, and Alicia shoots him five times in the face, and then never speaks another word.