Book Talk: Doughty - 'I throw a grenade at people like us'

By Verity Watkins LONDON (Reuters) - "Apple Tree Yard" is a fast-paced psychological thriller that explores a disturbing idea: what if a woman who has been indulging in risky sex finds herself in the wrong place at the wrong time with the wrong man? Add to this the fact that the woman is a 50-something mother and you begin to understand the torsion that author Louise Doughty applies, forcing us to question our value judgments and moral perspective while gripped by the unfolding drama. Commercial and highly readable, "Apple Tree Yard" poses the question of a woman’s integrity in a courtroom setting. “That is the emotional heart of the book – to what extent does society judge a woman like Yvonne and therefore she can't get justice.” It all stems from a brief encounter that Yvonne Carmichael, who is a geneticist, has in Britain's House of Commons when she is called to testify before a committee there. Read More http://ift.tt/1mhudae