(I can still remember the shock of the ending of “I Am the Doorway” from “Night Shift.”) Yann Martel’s “Life of Pi” left me wondering in a good way.īut if the twist is all you have going for you, then the rest of the book is going to fall to pieces under its weight. Stephen King has been known to pull off a few in his short stories. The concluding pages of Robertson Davies’ “Fifth Business” are a master class in inducing gasps. There’s nothing wrong with twists, of course. It’s not mere doctor- patient relationship but much much deeper and so the mystery thickens.Beware the book that is known for its twist. How does Theo plan to make her speak when all the seasoned psychotherapists have failed? Perhaps it’s a case of one damaged soul can assist another? Alicia’s diary quickly invites the readers to take notice of how interwoven their lives really are.
We are at Theo Faber’s mercy to unravel the tale for us. So naturally, we, the readers can’t tell the why’s or reason out some of the ‘hints’ unless Theo let’s us in. The narration of this exquisitely plotted thriller is driven by excerpts from Alicia’s diary and Theo Faber’s voice. He believes he has what it takes and a similar experience to make Alicia speak. Theo Faber is a psychotherapist who has twenty years in therapy trying to heal from trauma caused by his father’s upbringing. She is placed at the Grove, a psychiatric facility, where Theo applies for a job. Since Alicia’s arrest, she has remained silent.
What triggered her to kill the love of her life? They were so in love. He was only forty four years when he met his death. Alicia was a painter and her husband Gabriel was a fashion photographer.
She was just thirty three years old when she killed her husband. He Silent Patient is a slow burning mystery delving deep into the heart of Alicia’s story or so it seems.
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