The Good Patient Book

Terrifyingly realistic, The Good Patient answers one of the questions that we fear the most: How well do we really know anyone? Darien is a young woman who seems to have every-thing: a successful job, a husband who adores her, and a bright fu-ture. Unfortunately, she also has a tendency towards violent, self-destructive outbursts when she thinks that no one is around. Finally, Darien hurts herself so viciously that she's unable to cover it up. It's this act that forces her husband Robert to acknowledge that Darien is a very sick woman who is unraveling before his eyes. Robert makes her see a therapist, Dr. Lindholm. Darien has a long, unproductive history with therapists but Dr. Lindholm is different, better. From here, the race is on. As her husband and her therapist desperately try to help her uncover her horrible secrets before she destroys herself, Darien just as desperately tries to keep them hidden.Read More