He’s written a best-selling book and frequently appears as an expert on news shows or true crime documentaries.
In The Maidens, Mariana describes Julian Ashcroft as in his late 30s. Julian Ashcroft, Mariana Andros, and Theo Faber all trained together in London. How many Julian psychotherapists can there be in this world? Apparently, two! In The Maidens, Mariana visits The Grove and sees in Theo’s office “a beautiful, red-haired woman sitting, waiting, staring out the barred window at the sky outside.” This is presumably Alicia. In the book, she was committed six years ago to the Grove, a psychiatric hospital, after murdering her husband. In The Silent Patient, Alicia IS the patient. After her husband’s death, Mariana started seeing Ruth as a therapist.Ī main character in The Silent Patient and probably appears in The Maidens In The Maidens, Ruth was Mariana’s training therapist and then her supervisor. When his marriage is in trouble, he returns to speak to Ruth. In The Silent Patient, Ruth was Theo’s therapist during his University years. He is now working at the Grove and Marianna goes there to visit a patient.Īppears in both The Silent Patient and The MaidensĪn elderly, soft-spoken psychotherapist, Ruth appears in both books. Theo appears once more in The Maidens at the end. Theo asks Mariana if that is where they sent Alicia Berenson after she killed her husband. Mariana tells Theo that there is a job opening advertised in the British Journal of Psychology for a forensic psychotherapist at The Grove, a psychiatric hospital in Edgware, North London.
Toward the end of The Maidens, Theo mentions that he is unhappy in his current job. Mariana describes Theo as having a “waif-like quality” and a “reticence.” He tells Mariana that “it’s very easy to present a false self to the world,” then plays with his wedding ring. Theo (who is 42 in The Silent Patient) trained with both Julian and Mariana in London. Theo is the main character in The Silent Patient and makes an appearance in The Maidens. Main character in The Silent Patient, appears in The Maidens Literary Easter Eggs in The Silent Patient and the MaidensĬrossover Characters in The Silent Patient and The Maidens Theo Faber.The Joint Timeline of The Silent Patient and The Maidens.Crossover Places in The Silent Patient and The Maidens.Crossover Characters in The Silent Patient and The Maidens.Spoilers will be marked (and I will try to keep them as vague as possible) but ALL my analysis (with spoilers) can be found in the Spoiler Posts on The Silent Patient and The Maidens, linked at the end of this post. T his post on Crossovers from The Silent Patient and The Maidens will reveal all! Are Zoe and Mari ana in The Silent Patient? Theo Faber (and two other characters) make an appearance in The Maidens.
Both incorporate mythology and mysterious diaries filled with clues.īut what other connections do these books have and what can those connections tell us? Both have main characters who work as therapists or psychologists. The Silent Patient (2019) and The Maidens (2021) both by Alex Michaelides, have many similarities.