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Rowena Hart is the art therapist at the Grove. Though she is technically one of Alicia’s therapists, she resents her, in part because she is jealous of Alicia’s superior skill as a painter. Theo thinks of her as a “plumber,” or a therapist without any real skill: all she does is prod patients for information without offering insight or solace.
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Rowena Hart Character Timeline in The Silent Patient
The timeline below shows where the character Rowena Hart appears in The Silent Patient. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Part 2, Chapter 23
...her to express herself? Diomedes tells Theo that Alicia can paint if her art therapist, Rowena Hart, agrees to it—but he predicts that Rowena will be staunchly opposed.
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Part 2, Chapter 24
Rowena says that letting Alicia paint is a “great idea,” though she is confident Alicia will...
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