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Apples Never Fall

Apples Never Fall

Summary

**NOW A MAJOR TV SERIES STARRING SAM NEILL AND ANNETTE BENING**

THE NO. 1 BESTSELLER AND RICHARD & JUDY BOOK CLUB PICK


THE DELICIOUSLY DARK SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER FROM THE AUTHOR OF NINE PERFECT STRANGERS AND HBO'S BIG LITTLE LIES

'Perfect holiday reading'
GUARDIAN
'Smart, sharp and utterly riveting' DAILY MAIL
'Stunning' SUNDAY TIMES
'A tour de force' GRAZIA
'A masterclass' SUN
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Joy and Stan Delaney have four grown-up children, a successful family business and their golden years ahead of them.

Then Joy vanishes.

Questions are asked. The police get involved.

Scratch the surface and this seemingly happy family has much to hide . . .
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'Deliciously dark' COSMOPOLITAN

'Utterly and completely wonderful . . . A hugely engaging, sometimes very funny, page-turner' MARIAN KEYES

'Moriarty's expert storytelling will have you turning page after page' i

'A corker of a mystery' SUNDAY TELEGRAPH

'If you want a book to see you through on your beach towel this summer, I highly recommend Liane's latest, Apples Never Fall. There's a lot of truth in it. Something we really do need right now' FI GLOVER, Waitrose Weekend

'I loved it. An absolute page-turner with all the wit and nuance that put Liane Moriarty head and shoulders above the crowd. Liane Moriarty shows once again why she leads the pack' JANE HARPER

'One of the few writers I'll drop anything for' JOJO MOYES

Reviews

  • A fantastic storyteller. Apples Never Fall is gripping, getting to the dark underbelly of a seemingly perfect family. A cracking read
    ITV's Lorraine Kelly

About the author

Liane Moriarty

Liane Moriarty is the bestselling author of ten novels, including Here One Moment, Apples Never Fall, The Husband's Secret, Big Little Lies and Nine Perfect Strangers. Her novels have sold more than twenty million copies worldwide and been translated into over forty languages. Big Little Lies is now an Emmy- and Golden Globe-winning HBO series, produced by and starring Nicole Kidman and Reese Witherspoon. Nine Perfect Strangers has been adapted for TV, starring Nicole Kidman and Melissa McCarthy. Apples Never Fall is now a TV series starring Sam Neill and Annette Bening. Liane lives in Sydney with her husband, son and daughter.
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