Description
Product ID: | 9781529049688 |
Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
Country of Manufacture: | GB |
Title: | The Playground |
Subtitle: | From the Number One Bestselling Author of The Girlfriend |
Authors: | Author: Michelle Frances |
Page Count: | 464 |
Subjects: | Thriller / suspense fiction, Thriller / suspense |
Description: | Select Guide Rating The only thing more unkind than children are their mothers . . . A brilliant domestic suspense that any parent will relate to, from the bestselling author of The Girlfriend. <p><b>'I couldn’t put this one down' - Janice Hallett, author of <i>The Appeal</i></b><br><br><b>Wry, twisting and suspenseful, bestselling author Michelle Frances tells a story of schoolyard sniping turning into something much uglier in <i>The Playground</i>, for fans of Liane Moriarty and Adele Parks.</b><br><br>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. At first.<br><br>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.<br><br>As much as Nancy finds the playground politics absurd, they soon become impossible to ignore when Lara is accused of hurting another girl.<br><br>Desperate to clear Lara's name, Nancy is about to learn just what lengths a parent will go to for their child . . .<br><br><b>Praise for the number one bestselling author Michelle Frances:</b><br><br>'Michelle Frances is an author we're going to hear a great deal about' – <b>Jilly Cooper</b><br><br>'Taut, dark, and seriously addictive' – <b>Will Dean, author of <i>The Last Passenger</i></b><br><br>'I tore through the pages . . . A high-speed chase of a novel' – <b>Louise Candlish, author of <i>The Only Suspect</i></b><br><br>'Michelle Frances manages to bring fresh energy to this age-old theme of family secrets . . . The finale doesn't disappoint' – <b>Daily Mail</b><br><br>'Toxic family relationships, sultry European settings and an intricate plot which leaves you never knowing who to trust' – <b>Catherine Cooper, author of <i>The Chalet</i></b></p> |
Imprint Name: | Pan Books |
Publisher Name: | Pan Macmillan |
Country of Publication: | GB |
Publishing Date: | 2023-06-08 |