{"product_id":"the-silent-patient-alex-michaelides-9781250301697","title":"The Silent Patient","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e**THE INSTANT #1 \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLER**\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"An unforgettable--and Hollywood-bound--new thriller... A mix of Hitchcockian suspense, Agatha Christie plotting, and Greek tragedy.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Silent Patient\u003c\/i\u003e is a shocking psychological thriller of a woman's act of violence against her husband--and of the therapist obsessed with uncovering her motive.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlicia 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlicia'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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTheo 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....\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alex Michaelides\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1250301696\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250301697\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Celadon Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/05\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.40h x 6.20w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 4.5\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e518437 \/ Silent Patient\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal Prepub Alert\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/15\/2018 pg. 41\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2018 pg. 25\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/15\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2018 pg. 54\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/26\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/12\/2019","brand":"Alex Michaelides","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44054077047039,"sku":"9781250301697","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_289f6846-f7f4-41d2-86a9-18780cc9a0f3.jpg?v=1685027858","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-silent-patient-alex-michaelides-9781250301697","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}