Apples Never Fall
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- Create Date：2021-06-17 12:31:29
- Update Date：2025-09-14
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- Author：Liane Moriarty
- ISBN：1250810698
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Reviews
Dana Giusti
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I received an ARC from the publisher。 This was my favorite of Liane’s more recent titles。 I could see a few twists before they came， but the final twist is particularly wicked！
LibraryLaur
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So good。 Read it！*Thanks to the publisher for providing an ARC！
Sheri
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Liane Moriarty's books are reliably fabulous， so I was delighted to be invited to read an advance copy of her latest， Apples Never Fall。 （A bit of an odd title which I presume is a reference to the saying "the apple doesn't fall far from the tree"。。。。 although there are actual apples actually falling - out of the basket of a bike - near the beginning。）Anyway， Apples Never Fall is about the tennis-playing-and-coaching Delaney family - Stan and Joy， now approaching seventy， and their four adult ch Liane Moriarty's books are reliably fabulous， so I was delighted to be invited to read an advance copy of her latest， Apples Never Fall。 （A bit of an odd title which I presume is a reference to the saying "the apple doesn't fall far from the tree"。。。。 although there are actual apples actually falling - out of the basket of a bike - near the beginning。）Anyway， Apples Never Fall is about the tennis-playing-and-coaching Delaney family - Stan and Joy， now approaching seventy， and their four adult children - and the stranger， a young woman named Savannah， who literally turns up on the doorstep late one night and quickly makes herself indispensable。 Then Joy sends a cryptic text （hilariously relatable in itself - my mum's texts can also be adventures in autocorrect） before disappearing completely。 Is it really possible that she's been murdered？ The Delaneys' marriage seems pretty solid， after all， even if Joy laments the continued absence of grandchildren and Stan still frets over the tennis protégé who got away， world champion Harry Haddad。 It's a super-addictive read as we get drawn into the lives of Joy and Stan and their four children， Amy， Logan， Troy and Brooke， all former star junior players who failed in various ways to live up to their potential， and who all have personal challenges to face in their adult lives。 We see quite a bit of the Delaneys （including our first glimpse of them） through the eyes of various random onlookers - a waitress， a hairdresser， neighbours。 It's an interesting way to both impart information and show how they appear in the eyes of the world as well as to themselves。And then there's Savannah， the stranger with her own unfathomable agenda。A highly entertaining read about family relationships， the sometimes toxic weight of parental expectation and the experience of ageing。 Excellent。 。。。more
Sarah
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Moriarty back at her best！ I loved this - couldn't put it down。 I find the way she writes about family so insightful & accurate - I really relate to how the family interacts。 And I fell in love with these characters， especially Joy。 She has an amazing ability to have you always wanting to read another chapter， she is a master at having that little bit in intrigue to keep you wanting more。 Moriarty back at her best！ I loved this - couldn't put it down。 I find the way she writes about family so insightful & accurate - I really relate to how the family interacts。 And I fell in love with these characters， especially Joy。 She has an amazing ability to have you always wanting to read another chapter， she is a master at having that little bit in intrigue to keep you wanting more。 。。。more
Jessica Gilmore
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Is there anything nicer than finding an email in your inbox saying 'Hi， we thought you might want to read this'？ The answer is no， unless it's a beach， a hot day， a cold drink， an inviting sea and a truly excellent book， especially when the invite in question is for the new Liane Moriarty。 I clicked through to Netgalley in record speed。I absolutely adored this clever forensic examination of family and marriage set against a disappearance。 The Delaneys are， from the outside， a charmed family。 Joy Is there anything nicer than finding an email in your inbox saying 'Hi， we thought you might want to read this'？ The answer is no， unless it's a beach， a hot day， a cold drink， an inviting sea and a truly excellent book， especially when the invite in question is for the new Liane Moriarty。 I clicked through to Netgalley in record speed。I absolutely adored this clever forensic examination of family and marriage set against a disappearance。 The Delaneys are， from the outside， a charmed family。 Joy and Stan， the parents are still sickeningly in love after fifty years together and their four tall， good looking competitive children are all close by。 Okay， so none have presented Joy with a grandchild yet， and maybe they seem to have trouble holding onto relationships。 And maybe she still worries about Amy's mental health and life choices， especially as her daughter approaches forty， and maybe Brooke's migraines still cause her guilt， and maybe she looks at her sons and wonders why Troy tries too hard and Logan not hard enough， but she knows how lucky she is。 Until that is， a stranger shows up at her door and slowly starts to reveal all the secrets and insecurities the Delaneys hide from each other as much as the world。 And when， almost a year later， Joy goes missing， her children have to ask the question， how well do they really know their parents？ And is Stan really capable of killing his wife？ It's unthinkable - isn't it？Told through a series of flashbacks and overheard conversations we get to know every character， including the police inspector investigating Joy's disappearance， giving us the opportunity to see the family dynamics， mythology and reality from every side。 Brought up in a tennis school， all four children still battle with the expectations to win that permeated their childhoods， while Stan broods about the champion who got away and Joy looks back at a life spent juggling motherhood， work and marriage， wondering what the sum total of all those meals and late nights multi tasking really add up to。 Is any of it worth the possible glittering tennis career she gave up？ Retired and with the children long moved out， she can't help examine all the long years of marriage to a man focused on winning， a man who had the freedom to walk away when things got hard - and he did， many times， for an hour or a day or a week - and wonder how she got to be this senior citizen， desperate for a call from her children and trying to fill her time。 Taut， thoughtful， perfectly plotted and paced and wryly written， this is a book not to missed。 Highly highly recommended。 。。。more
Heidi
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I have won a free copy of Apples Never Fall from Goodreads and am super excited to read it！ Once I receive the book， I plan to read and review as soon as possible。 Thank you， Goodreads！
JoeCool
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Just finished this and it’s brilliant。 Couldn’t put it down。 It was one of those books where I had to sneak off to read more。 So good。
Ally Van Schilt
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Addictive， well paced， clever as hell， synchronic and witty - Liane is back to her best with this family drama packed with tennis， competition， sibling rivalry and familiar strangers。 Loved it。
Manda
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This NEEDS to be on netgalley！
Sara Ellison
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Anyone else desperately waiting for this to be available on NetGalley？？？
Amy James
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I have not read but I would be happy to do an ARC。 I am very excited for this book to be released。
Clare Grové
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I’m more than willing to receive an ARC。 Please and thank you。 ☺️
Lisa Shoaf
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I haven’t read it but love every one of her other books。 I cannot imagine some rating being so low。 Can’t wait！
Melissac
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Haven’t read it yet but trying fo offset these two star reviews from people who clearly haven’t read it either。 I am sure it will be amazing！
Holly B
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