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Apples Never Fall

Apples Never Fall

Summary

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The Sunday Times bestseller from the worldwide bestselling author of Amazon Prime's NINE PERFECT STRANGERS and the Emmy and Golden Globe-winning HBO series BIG LITTLE LIES.

The Delaney family love one another dearly - it's just that sometimes they want to murder each other . . .

Joy Delaney and husband Stan have done well. Four wonderful grown-up children. A family business to envy. The golden years of retirement ahead of them.

So when Joy Delaney vanishes - no note, no calls, her bike missing - it's natural that tongues will wag.

How did Stan scratch his face? And who was the stranger who entered and suddenly left their lives? What are they all hiding?

But for the Delaney children there is a much more terrifying question: did they ever know their parents at all?

**Apples Never Fall has been optioned for TV by Heyday Television**

'A tour-de-force of a novel; brilliantly plotted and superbly written . . . The tension builds to a conclusion alive with ingenious twists. Smart, sharp and utterly riveting' DAILY MAIL

'Utterly and completely wonderful. I've loved all of Liane's books but Apples Never Fall is next-level writing: an intelligent, forensic portrait of a family' MARIAN KEYES

'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

'HER BEST YET' MAIL ON SUNDAY
'Magnificent, pyrotechnic, deliciously theatrical' GUARDIAN

'The perfect mix of edge-of-your-seat plotting, well-crafted characters and a satisfying ending' GOOD HOUSEKEEPING

© Liane Moriarty 2021 (P) Penguin Audio 2021

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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