The Model Patient
the ADDICTIVE, twisty new read about toxic obsession and betrayal
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- Erwartet am 9. Apr. 2026
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- CHF 11.00
Beschreibung des Verlags
A taut psychological exploration of obsession, betrayal and the dangerous relationship between a patient and therapist in 1960s London… The Model Patient is a historical psychological suspense book club novel perfect for fans of Abigail Dean, Clare Chambers, Florence Knapp and Miranda Cowley Heller.
‘A truly captivating novel’ Matthew Blake, Anna O
‘Nothing is as it seems in this absorbing psychological thriller … you won’t be able to put it down’ Fiona Davis, The Stolen Queen
‘Full of deep, dark surprises’ Lynda Cohen Loigman, The Matchmaker's Gift
‘A gripping historical psychological thriller’ Amita Parikh, The Circus Train
In the quiet hush of her therapist’s office, Evelyn Westbrook finds herself revealing secrets she’d 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 doesn’t want. And her nights are haunted by a recurring nightmare in which she becomes a snake devouring its own tail.
As Evelyn’s sessions with the enigmatic Dr. Daley unearth more questions than answers, her interest in him turns into obsession. But is her therapist finally providing the care she needs, or is she being manipulated?
A compelling novel about identity, power, and the cost of playing the roles we never chose.
More praise for The Model Patient…
‘An extraordinary achievement of narrative and psychology’ Alis Hawkins
‘Begins 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-Patel
‘An unsettling, addictive read of obsession, anger, and the serpent that coils inside us all’ Sarah Clegg
‘A true original’ Cailean Stead
'Brilliantly observed, painfully awkward, and deeply unsettling’ Seth Insua
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Ashe (The Sleeping Beauties) draws readers in with this seductive story of obsession centered on a young wife and her enigmatic therapist in 1960s London. Evelyn Westbrook has felt lost ever since her marriage brought an abrupt end to her modeling career. She's spent recent months plagued by vivid nightmares and locked in a fight with her husband and his family about her decision to take birth control pills. To cope, she begins secret weekly therapy sessions with Dr. Daley, a Freudian psychologist. As Daley solicits intimate revelations from Evelyn, including that she was sexually abused as a teen, she grows both desperately attracted to him and infuriated by his dispassionate neutrality. Soon, Evelyn starts to unravel, and Ashe keeps readers deliciously uncertain about who's manipulating whom. By depicting the domestic and social pressures on Evelyn with meticulous realism, Ashe makes the character's possible descent into madness equal parts plausible and chilling. Evocative, empathetic, and ultimately empowering, this coiled psychological thriller will be catnip for fans of Alex Michaelides.
