Widows by Lynda La Plante

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Widows by Lynda La Plante is a British crime drama novel (originally a TV series) about a group of women who plan a heist after their criminal husbands are killed.

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instanceOf British novel ⓘ
adaptation of television series ⓘ
crime novel ⓘ
heist novel ⓘ
adaptationCountryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
adaptationDirector Steve McQueen ⓘ
adaptationGenre crime thriller film ⓘ
heist film ⓘ
adaptationReleaseYear 2018 ⓘ
adaptationScreenwriter Gillian Flynn ⓘ
Steve McQueen ⓘ
author Lynda La Plante ⓘ
basedOn Widows (1983 British television series) ⓘ
centralTheme crime and morality ⓘ
female empowerment ⓘ
grief and revenge ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
creatorOfFranchise Lynda La Plante ⓘ
genre crime fiction ⓘ
drama ⓘ
heist fiction ⓘ
hasAdaptation Widows (2018 film) ⓘ
hasFormat novel ⓘ
television series ⓘ
hasSequel She’s Out ⓘ
Widows 2 ⓘ
linked to: Widows (2018 film)
literaryPeriod late 20th-century British literature ⓘ
mainCharacter Bella O’Reilly ⓘ
Dolly Rawlins ⓘ
Linda Pirelli ⓘ
linked to: Linda Perelli

Shirley Miller ⓘ
narrativePerspective third-person narrative ⓘ
notableCharacterRole widows of armed robbers ⓘ
notableFor portrayal of women organizing and executing a major robbery ⓘ
originalLanguage English ⓘ
partOf Widows franchise ⓘ
linked to: Widows (2018 film)
plotSummary A group of women decide to carry out a heist planned by their deceased criminal husbands. ⓘ
publicationType print ⓘ
publisher Pan Books ⓘ
setting London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
subjectMatter armed robbery ⓘ
organized crime ⓘ
police investigation ⓘ
televisionSeriesDebutYear 1983 ⓘ
timePeriodOfSetting late 20th century ⓘ

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Widows (2018 film) → basedOn → Widows by Lynda La Plante ⓘ
Belle → basedOn → Lynda La Plante’s TV series Widows ⓘ
linked to: Widows by Lynda La Plante