But he spars with Christian, an old colleague who prefers to prescribe medication rather than talk through issues.Īs Theo begins to treat Alicia, he reflects on his own troubled childhood.
At the Grove, Theo connects with Lazarus Diomedes, the head of psychiatry, with nurse Yuri, and with fellow therapist Indira. But Theo is so drawn to Alicia that he leaves his job to work at the Grove, taking her on as a patient.
Through it all, she never said a word-earning herself the nickname “the silent patient.” Her only comment is a self-portrait entitled Alcestis.Īfter a period of intense media attention, most people lose interest in the case. After the murder, Alicia was tried, found guilty, and institutionalized at the Grove, a psychiatric ward. Late one August night, Alicia Berenson, a renowned painter, shot her husband Gabriel five times in the face. Theo Faber, a respected psychotherapist, describes a sensational murder from six years earlier.
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