The Model Patient : 'Beautifully written and deeply unsettling' (Abigail Dean) the twisty new read about toxic obsession and betrayal you need to read! - Lucy Ashe

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. `Beautifully written and deeply unsettling' ABIGAIL DEAN, Girl A'Dark, humane and utterly absorbing. I could not put it down' JOANNA MILLER, The Eights`A truly captivating novel' MATTHEW BLAKE, Anna O`Nothing is as it seems in this absorbing psychological thriller' FIONA DAVIS, The Stolen Queen`Full of deep, dark surprises' LYNDA COHEN LOIGMAN, The Matchmaker's GiftIn 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.`A gripping historical psychological thriller' Amita Parikh`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