Maidens

Alex Michaelides, son of a Greek father and an English mother, was born in Cyprus in 1977. He studied English Literature at the University of Cambridge and holds a master's degree in Screenwriting from [institution name missing]. American Film Institute, in Los Angeles. His first novel, The Silent PatientThe book, whose rights have been purchased by 50 countries, has sold 4 million copies worldwide and is being adapted into a major American film production. The author, who lives in London, is published in Portugal by Editorial Presença.