The Model Patient : the ADDICTIVE, twisty new read about toxic obsession and betrayal

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 TrainIn 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