Apple Tree Yard (novel) by Louise Doughty

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"Apple Tree Yard" is a psychological thriller novel by Louise Doughty that follows a respected scientist whose impulsive affair spirals into a gripping tale of secrecy, betrayal, and a high-profile criminal trial.

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instanceOf novel
psychological thriller novel
adaptationCountry United Kingdom NERFINISHED
adaptationFormat television miniseries
adaptationNetwork BBC One NERFINISHED
adaptationReleaseYear 2017
adaptationStar Ben Chaplin NERFINISHED
Emily Watson NERFINISHED
adaptedAs Apple Tree Yard (TV series) NERFINISHED
author Louise Doughty NERFINISHED
centralPlotElement extramarital affair
murder trial
rape allegation
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
genre crime fiction
legal thriller
psychological thriller
hasLiteraryForm prose
hasSubgenre courtroom drama
domestic noir
language English
literaryPeriod 21st-century literature
literaryStyle psychological realism
mainCharacter Yvonne Carmichael NERFINISHED
market British fiction market
narrativePerspective first-person
narrativeStructure non-linear timeline
notableFor depiction of a middle-aged female protagonist in a thriller context
exploration of consent and sexual violence in the legal system
placeInTitle Apple Tree Yard (fictional location) NERFINISHED
protagonistGender female
protagonistOccupation geneticist
scientist
publicationDecade 2010s
publisher Faber and Faber NERFINISHED
setting London, England
surface form: London

United Kingdom NERFINISHED
targetAudience adult
theme adultery
betrayal
criminal justice
middle-class respectability
power dynamics
secrecy
sexual violence
timePeriodOfStory contemporary era
tone dark
suspenseful

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Apple Tree Yard adaptationOf Apple Tree Yard (novel) by Louise Doughty