The Model Patient - a former model enters therapy to cope with difficulties in her new marriage.

In 1963 London, Evelyn Westbrook was a successful model who gave up her career when she married Henry, aiming to be the perfect wife. But she wasn't happy, feeling pressure to start a family and tormented by a recurring nightmare. She sought treatment with Dr. Daley, a Freudian psychoanalyst. As Evelyn begins to her open up to her new doctor, she finds herself becoming more and more attracted to him. Daley keeps his distance while encouraging Evelyn's transference of emotions, which only enrages her. Is Evelyn being manipulated by her doctor, or is she unraveling due to all the duress in her life? 

The Model Patient by Lucy Ashe keeps its secrets while the reader tries to figure out what is truly going on in this tense psychological thriller. Are Dr. Daley's techniques genuinely therapeutic, reflecting popular practices of the time period, or is there more beneath the surface? And what about Henry, who is influenced by his controlling mother, who is not a fan of Evelyn? It's an unsettling read that pays off.

Many thanks to Get Red PR and Union Square & Co. for the advance.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars.

Mystery Thriller.

Publication Date: April 14, 2026.

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