What is the connection between the myth and the self-portrait? Without a statement from Alicia, no one knows what drove her to blast her husband in the face. Alcestis is named for the heroine of a Greek myth who willingly sacrificed herself for her husband. However, her last painting, post-murder, is a self-portrait which she names Alcestis. Once she has been arrested for the killing, she never speaks another word. She writes lovingly about her husband and her difficulties in working on paintings for an upcoming exhibit. It’s a brilliant device providing insight into the woman’s mind. The book begins with an entry from Alicia’s diary and some of the story is told this way. I had to know what drove a seemingly sweet woman to viciously kill the man she loved. Not only does she shoot him, she shoots him in the face five times. On the surface, everything seems perfect, until Alicia murders Gabriel. It is beyond engrossing, it’s tantalizing.Īlicia Berenson is a happily married artist making a name in the highly competitive art field and her husband, Gabriel, is a prominent fashion photographer. Once I began reading this book, I was trapped in Alex Michaelides psychological thriller, “ The Silent Patient”.
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