Yvonne Carmichael

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Yvonne Carmichael is the middle-aged scientist and protagonist of Louise Doughty’s psychological thriller "Apple Tree Yard," whose seemingly stable life unravels after a clandestine affair leads to a shocking crime and trial.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
novel protagonist
scientist
adaptationReleaseYear 2017
adaptedCharacterIn Apple Tree Yard (TV series) NERFINISHED
ageGroup middle-aged
appearsInWork Apple Tree Yard NERFINISHED
centralConflict collision between respectable public persona and secret sexual life
cityOfResidence London NERFINISHED
countryOfResidence United Kingdom
createdBy Louise Doughty NERFINISHED
employer research institute
facesCharge murder
perverting the course of justice
fieldOfWork genetics
firstPublicationOfWork 2013
gender female
genreContextOfWork courtroom drama
domestic noir
hasAffairWith Mark Costley NERFINISHED
hasChild daughter
son
involvedIn violent crime
keyLocationOfAffair Chapel in the Houses of Parliament NERFINISHED
keyPlotElement rape in an alleyway
secret meetings in public places
subsequent killing of the rapist
legalOutcomeContext murder trial
legalProcessExperienced Crown Court trial
lifeSituationAtStart seemingly stable family life
successful scientific career
majorTurningPoint begins secret sexual relationship with Mark Costley
maritalStatus married
mediumOfAdaptation television drama
narrativeFunction explores vulnerability of professional women to coercion and judgment
narrativePerspective retrospective account of events leading to trial
narrativeRole first-person narrator
networkOfAdaptation BBC One NERFINISHED
occupation geneticist
portrayedBy Emily Watson NERFINISHED
psychologicalTrait intelligent
morally conflicted
sexually adventurous
relationshipTypeWithMarkCostley clandestine affair GENERATED
settingOfWork contemporary London
themeEmbodied consequences of secrecy
sexual risk and transgression
unreliable memory and testimony
workTypeAppearsIn psychological thriller novel

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Apple Tree Yard character Yvonne Carmichael