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Lucy Ashe will publish her first psychological thriller in 2026

The author's new book, The Model Patient , explores the "dangerous" relationship between a patient and her therapist in 1960s London, and was inspired by Ashe's own experience in psychotherapy

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Lucy Ashe is coming out with her first psychological thriller and it's got a personal source.

PEOPLE has an exclusive first look at the author’s forthcoming novel The Model Patient , due out next spring from Union Square & Co, an imprint of Hachette Book Group.

Set in 1960s London, the novel follows Evelyn Westbrook, a former model who steps away from her career after she gets married. When her husband reveals that he’s ready to have a baby, Evelyn’s world “begins to

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