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. 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.Īlicia’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. 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. Alicia’s r Alicia Berenson’s life is seemingly perfect.
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.
To order On the Up, How to Be an Activist or The Silent Patient go to Berenson’s life is seemingly perfect. In tight, uncluttered prose, Michaelides peels back the layers of Alicia’s past, skilfully building tension until the novel’s shocking denouement. Sent to a high-security criminal facility, she languishes for six years until the arrival of psychotherapist Theo Faber, who is convinced he can get Alicia to speak and uncover the motive for the murder. But since that night, she has not uttered a word – neither about the killing nor anything else – and there appears to be no obvious reason for the attack. The Silent PatientĪcclaimed artist Alicia Berenson has killed her husband, shooting him five times at their family home.
With chapters on sharpening and spreading your message, PR, direct action, and tips on the law and fundraising, the book is essential reading for anyone looking to start a grassroots campaign – and useful bedtime reading for some of our political parties too. How to Be an ActivistĬampaigner and journalist Holburn advises on all aspects of political and social activism, from finding your tribe to creating meaningful change. A warm-hearted and entertaining debut, On the Up continues the trend for “up lit” novels about the benefits of close-knit neighbourhoods. But when the estate comes under threat from developers, Sylvia discovers she cares about her community more than she had realised and decides to take a stand. Beset by noisy neighbours and antisocial behaviour, she daydreams about the leafy surroundings of her childhood. Sylvia lives with her partner and two children in a run-down block of flats in east London.
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