{"product_id":"the-playground-by-michelle-frances-9781529049688","title":"The Playground","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMichelle Frances is an author we're going to hear a great deal about\u003c\/em\u003e — Jilly Cooper\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBrilliant (toxic) context. Loved the epistolary touches. Taut, dark, and seriously addictive.\u003c\/em\u003e — Will Dean\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLooking 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBut 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs much as Nancy finds the playground politics absurd, they soon become impossible to ignore when Lara is accused of hurting another girl.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDesperate to clear Lara's name, Nancy is about to learn just what lengths a parent will go to for their child...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWry, twisting and suspenseful, Michelle Frances tells a story of schoolyard sniping turning into something much uglier in \u003cem\u003eThe Playground\u003c\/em\u003e, for fans of Liane Moriarty and Adele Parks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003chr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePraise for the number one bestselling author Michelle Frances:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eI tore through the pages... A high-speed chase of a novel\u003c\/em\u003e — Louise Candlish\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMichelle Frances manages to bring fresh energy to this age-old theme of family secrets... The finale doesn't disappoint\u003c\/em\u003e — Daily Mail\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eToxic family relationships, sultry European settings and an intricate plot which leaves you never knowing who to trust\u003c\/em\u003e — Catherine Cooper, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Chalet\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Macmillan Publishers New Zealand Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48244656537836,"sku":"9781529049688","price":24.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781529049688-the-playground-1.jpg?v=1788008048","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/products\/the-playground-by-michelle-frances-9781529049688","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}