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Issue Details: First known date: 2021... 2021 Apples Never Fall
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'From the outside, the Delaneys appear to be an enviably contented family. Even after all these years, former tennis coaches Joy and Stan are still winning tournaments, and now they've sold the family business they have all the time in the world to learn how to relax. Their four adult children are busy living their own lives, and while it could be argued they never quite achieved their destinies, no-one ever says that out loud.

'But now Joy Delaney has disappeared and her children are re-examining their parents' marriage and their family history with fresh, frightened eyes. Is her disappearance related to their mysterious house guest from last year? Or were things never as rosy as they seemed in the Delaney household?' (Publication summary)

Adaptations

form y separately published work icon Apples Never Fall Melanie Marnich , Lijah Barasz , Joe Hortua , Kimi Lee , Gianna Sobol , ( dir. Chris Sweeney ) United States of America (USA) Australia : Heyday Television Matchbox Pictures , 2024 25803312 2024 series - publisher film/TV The Delaney family seems happy, but when matriarch Joy disappears, her husband and four adult children have to reassess their family history.

Notes

  • Author's note: For my mother, with love.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Sydney, New South Wales,: Pan Macmillan Australia , 2021 .
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      Extent: 496p.
      Note/s:
      • Published 14 September 2021.
      ISBN: 9781760785024 (trade pbk), 9781760986087 (hbk), 9781760985707 (ebk)
    • New York (City), New York (State),
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      United States of America (USA),
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      Americas,      :       Flatiron Books ,       2021 .
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      Extent: 467p.p.
      Edition info: 1st American ed.
      ISBN: 9781250220257, 1250220254, 9781250831187, 1250831180
    • Sydney, New South Wales,: Pan Macmillan Australia , 2024 .
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      Extent: 1vp.
      Edition info: TV Tie-In
      Note/s:

      •  Published 14 March 2024

      ISBN: 9781761561344
Form: audiobook
    • New York (City), New York (State),
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      United States of America (USA),
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      Americas,      :       Macmillan Audio ,       2021 .
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      Extent: ca. 18 hoursp.
      ISBN: 9781250810694
    • Tullamarine, Keilor - Sunshine area, Melbourne - West, Melbourne, Victoria,: Bolinda Audio Books , 2021 .
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      Extent: 18 hours and 3 min.p.
      Note/s:

      • Published 1 November 2021. Released the same day as the print edition. 

        ISBN 9781867568629 (Audio file) probably for library release.

      ISBN: 9781867553847 (CD), 9781867553854 (MP3), 9781867568629 (Audio file)
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Works about this Work

Author Liane Moriarty on Writing, Hollywood and Her Latest Book Apples Never Fall Nicola Heath , 2022 single work column
— Appears in: ABC News [Online] , September 2022;
Readers Aren’t Into Sports? The Best-Seller List Says Otherwise. Elisabeth Egan , 2021 single work review
— Appears in: The New York Times , 3 October 2021; (p. 24)
— Review of Apples Never Fall Liane Moriarty , 2021 single work novel
Book Review : Apples Never Fall, Liane Moriarty Thuy On , 2021 single work review
— Appears in: ArtsHub , September 2021;
— Review of Apples Never Fall Liane Moriarty , 2021 single work novel

'A domestic noir that drops heavily into family dynamics.'
Moriarty Is the Wry Queen of Modern Drama Suzanne Leal , 2021 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 2 October 2021; (p. 14)
— Review of Apples Never Fall Liane Moriarty , 2021 single work novel
Double Fault Ivy Pochoda , 2021 single work review
— Appears in: The New York Times , 3 October 2021; (p. 15)
— Review of Apples Never Fall Liane Moriarty , 2021 single work novel

'I couldn’t quite square the title of Liane Moriarty’s new novel, “Apples Never Fall,” with the family story it unfurls. When we meet the Delaneys — petite, spunky Joy and her hulking bear of a husband, Stan, both former Australian tennis stars — they’ve logged nearly 50 years of a passionate yet complex marriage. Their union seems perfect both on and off the court — that is, until Joy goes missing a few months before her 70th birthday.' (Introduction)
Liane Moriarty’s New Novel Is a Family Saga and a Mystery Ivy Pochoda , 2021 single work review
— Appears in: The New York Times , 14 September 2021;
— Review of Apples Never Fall Liane Moriarty , 2021 single work novel
Apples Never Fall by Liane Moriarty Review : Overgarnished but Pyrotechnic Family Drama Beejay Silcox , 2021 single work review
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 17 September 2021;
— Review of Apples Never Fall Liane Moriarty , 2021 single work novel
Liane Moriarty : Apples Never Fall Sally Nimon , 2021 single work review
— Appears in: The Newtown Review of Books , September 2021;
— Review of Apples Never Fall Liane Moriarty , 2021 single work novel

'The new novel from the author of Big Little Lies and Nine Perfect Strangers delivers a family mystery told from multiple perspectives.'
Double Fault Ivy Pochoda , 2021 single work review
— Appears in: The New York Times , 3 October 2021; (p. 15)
— Review of Apples Never Fall Liane Moriarty , 2021 single work novel

'I couldn’t quite square the title of Liane Moriarty’s new novel, “Apples Never Fall,” with the family story it unfurls. When we meet the Delaneys — petite, spunky Joy and her hulking bear of a husband, Stan, both former Australian tennis stars — they’ve logged nearly 50 years of a passionate yet complex marriage. Their union seems perfect both on and off the court — that is, until Joy goes missing a few months before her 70th birthday.' (Introduction)
Moriarty Is the Wry Queen of Modern Drama Suzanne Leal , 2021 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 2 October 2021; (p. 14)
— Review of Apples Never Fall Liane Moriarty , 2021 single work novel
Author Liane Moriarty on Writing, Hollywood and Her Latest Book Apples Never Fall Nicola Heath , 2022 single work column
— Appears in: ABC News [Online] , September 2022;
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