The Iron Book Discussion Group is back after a short Summer hiatus with another new selection to discuss and debate. In October, the group will read The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides.
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BOOK DESCRIPTION: Alicia 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.
Alicia’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.
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Copies of The Silent Patient can be picked up from the Book Discussion Shelf on our first floor, and it’s available digitally as an ebook (through Overdrive/Libby) and an audiobook (through Overdrive/Libby).
In-person discussions of The Silent Patient will be held at the library on Tuesday, October 8, at 7:00 PM, and Thursday, October 10, at 3:00 PM. Please attend whichever date you prefer, and no registration is required.
Published on September 13, 2024.
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