The Playground: From the Number One Bestselling Author of The Girlfriend
English
By (author): Michelle Frances
'Reading The Playground by Michelle Frances, you're strapped to a brakeless rollercoaster, steadily dragged to the summit of a huge, inevitable fall. Delicious tensions between parents and squabbles among their children seem so harmless, yet every one has the potential to start a devastating snowball of events. I couldnt put this one down.' - Janice Hallet author of The Appeal
Looking to escape her old life, Nancy and her ten-year-old daughter Lara move to Ripton. A quiet, picturesque village in the rolling Derbyshire countryside, it seems like the perfect place to settle down.
But when Nancy reaches the school gates, she learns that beneath the quaint village atmosphere is a minefield. And after her daughter clashes with her school friends, Nancy quickly finds herself outside the whispering circle of parents.
As much as Nancy finds the playground politics absurd, they soon become impossible to ignore when Lara is accused of hurting another girl.
Desperate to clear Lara's name, Nancy is about to learn just what lengths a parent will go to for their child . . .
Wry, twisting and suspenseful, Michelle Frances tells a story of schoolyard sniping turning into something much uglier in The Playground, for fans of Liane Moriarty and Adele Parks.
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PRAISE FOR THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLING AUTHOR MICHELLE FRANCES
'Michelle Frances is an author we're going to hear a great deal about' JILLY COOPER
Brilliant (toxic) context. Loved the epistolary touches. Taut, dark, and seriously addictive. WILL DEAN
I tore through the pages . . . A high-speed chase of a novel Louise Candlish
Michelle Frances manages to bring fresh energy to this age-old theme of family secrets . . . The finale doesn't disappoint Daily Mail
Toxic family relationships, sultry European settings and an intricate plot which leaves you never knowing who to trust Catherine Cooper, author of The Chalet