The Model Patient 9781398548664 Paperback

A taut psychological exploration of obsession, betrayal and the dangerous relationship between a patient and therapistin1960s LondonThe Model Patientis a historical psychological suspense book club novel perfect for fans of Abigail Dean, Clare Chambers, Florence Knapp and Miranda Cowley Heller.Beautifully written and deeply unsettlingABIGAIL DEAN,Girl A’Dark, humane and utterly absorbing. I could not put it down’JOANNA MILLER,The EightsA truly captivating novelMATTHEW BLAKE,Anna ONothing is as it seems in this absorbing psychological thrillerFIONA DAVIS,The Stolen QueenFull of deep, dark surprisesLYNDA COHEN LOIGMAN,The Matchmaker’s GiftIn the quiet hush of her therapists office, Evelyn Westbrook finds herself revealingsecrets shed prefer to keep hidden.Abandoning her successful modelling career to become a model wife for her husband, Henry, has left her days feeling empty. Her mother-in-law is pressing for a child that Evelyn doesnt want. And her nights are haunted by a recurring nightmare in which she becomes a snake devouring its own tail.As Evelyns sessions with the enigmatic Dr. Daley unearth more questions than answers, her interest in him turns into obsession. But isher therapist finally providing the care she needs, or is she being manipulated?A compellingnovelaboutidentity, power, and the cost of playing the roles we never chose.More praise forThe Model PatientA gripping historical psychological thriller Amita ParikhAn extraordinary achievement of narrative and psychology Alis HawkinsBegins as an elegant domestic drama and builds, quietly and inexorably, into a darkly devastating psychological thriller Brian Platzer’Riveting, disturbing, compulsive – Ashe has crafted her finest novel yet’ Bonnie-Burke-PatelAn unsettling, addictive read of obsession, anger, and the serpent that coils inside us all Sarah CleggA true original Cailean Stead’Brilliantly observed, painfully awkward, and deeply unsettling Seth Insua