The truth hides behind trauma
Both Alicia and Theo carry deep childhood trauma. Their actions stem from wounds, not just choices.
→ Lesson: To understand someone's present, you must uncover their past.
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The Silent Patient is a mystery-thriller novel by Alex Michaelides. It’s about a famous painter named Alicia Berenson who kills her husband one night, and then never speaks a word again.
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