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Apples Never Fall

Written by: Liane Moriarty
Narrated by: Caroline Lee
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Brought to you by Penguin.

The Sunday Times best seller from the worldwide best-selling 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.

©2021 Liane Moriarty (P)2021 Penguin Audio Psychological Suspense Thriller & Suspense

Critic Reviews

"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." (Lorraine Kelly, ITV)
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At first I found the narrator’s voice to be quite annoying but then I got used to it. I think I read more than a third of the book in a day because I was sitting in a car (almost) all day long and the storyline really picks up after the first quarter. This book spoke about so many real life issues like mental health, eating disorders, abusive relationships. Each of the characters was so.. layered that they could never be described as simply as black or white, good or evil. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and would highly recommend it.

Perfect for a road trip!

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It's hard to put this book in one particular genre, it stands in the borderlands between psychological thriller and family drama. Initial chapters were slightly difficult because Moriarty, the author, toggles back and forth between present and past. Once I caught hold of various elements author was trying to weave I was unable to put this book down.
As a mystery, it did a good job of carrying me along.

Gripping Read!

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Not sure if the book would have been any less if finished off an hour shorter. But the beauty of every last thread being tied off and every aspect described in detail or mentioned in passing would have been missed.

When all loose threads are tied together….

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Could not muster courage to finish the book. The story has lots of unnecessary tangents and details and it moves in the same direction almost forever. Narration was decent though.

A long boring ride that tires you halfway

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