Stephanie Clarke Character Analysis in The Silent Patient

Stephanie Clarke is the manager of the Grove, who arrives a few months before Theo does. Diomedes distrusts Stephanie, believing her to be “in league” with the wealthy Trust that helps to fund the Grove. But though Stephanie is stern and rigid in her methods, over time, she reveals her primary focus to be the patients’ safety and health. She is responsible for much of the increased security at the Grove.

Stephanie Clarke Character Timeline in The Silent Patient

The timeline below shows where the character Stephanie Clarke appears in The Silent Patient. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.

...Theo arrives, he is greeted by Yuri, a tall nurse from Latvia. He also meets Stephanie Clarke, the manager of the Grove. Stephanie emphasizes safety above all else; Yuri explains that... (full context)

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...the Trust that funds the clinic is ready to close it, and he believes that Stephanie is “in league with them.” (full context)

...Alicia had tried to strangle him—and then he heads into Diomedes’s office. Indira, Christian, and Stephanie are also there. Stephanie is angry that Theo was alone with Alicia, against hospital protocol. (full context)

Stephanie wants Theo to stop therapy, but Indira, Diomedes, and Theo all believe that Alicia’s attack... (full context)

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...blonde woman in her mid-60s, decked out in perfume and plastic surgery, is complaining to Stephanie that she has been waiting in the Grove’s reception area. Theo recognizes the woman as... (full context)

Stephanie leads a meeting in Diomedes’s office. She is angry that Alicia has been allowed to... (full context)

...arrives, claiming to have been in a meeting with the Trust. He summons Theo and Stephanie to his office, and Theo is worried he will be scapegoated, fired to clear the... (full context)

On Stephanie’s orders, Indira and Theo are cleaning out Alicia’s room at the Grove; it is unlikely... (full context)