Louise is a perfectly ordinary, bright
and capable, middle-aged wife and mother who begins an affair with a complete
stranger an affair that takes her to the heights of passion and leaves her and
her lover in a courtroom on trial for murder.
Apple Tree Yard is a
psychological exploration of the dark side of passion and the consequences of
burying your head in the sand when rationalizing the choices you make. And even
if you don’t like Louise or think her actions are pure madness, the author’s
excellent writing skills and the effort she takes in setting up the story allows
you to suspend belief long enough to envision the kind of thought processes
necessary to act as Louise did.
I can’t say enough about this book. It
was everything I look for in a book and more.
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