Apple Tree Yard: From the writer of BBC smash hit drama 'Crossfire'

Louise Doughty

Jun 2013 · Faber & Faber

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Shortlisted for the CWA Steel Dagger for Best Thriller and the Specsavers National Book Awards Crime & Thriller of the Year

Yvonne Carmichael has a high-flying career, a beautiful home and a good marriage.

But when she meets a stranger she is drawn into a passionate affair.

Keeping the two halves of her life separate seems easy at first.

But she can't control what happens next.

Ratings and reviews

An excellent book, completely absorbing. You're never quite sure which way the story is going to turn next but know it's not going to end well...

A good read but could have been at least 30 pages shorter - the ending was unconvincing and dragged on too long.

Not a thriller at all. Not great, strong start but dragged on a lot. Not a very satisfying read really.

About the author

Louise Doughty is the author of eight novels, most recently Black Water, which was published in 2016 to critical acclaim in the UK and US where it was nominated as one of the New York Times Notable Books of the Year. Her previous book was the Top Ten bestseller Apple Tree Yar d, adapted for BBC One as a four-part series starring Emily Watson. Her sixth novel, Whatever You Love, was shortlisted for the Costa Novel Award and longlisted for the Orange Prize for Fiction. She has also won awards for radio drama and short stories, along with publishing one work of non-fiction, A Novel in a Year, based on her popular newspaper column. She is a critic and cultural commentator for UK and international newspapers and broadcasts regularly for the BBC. She lives in London.