{"product_id":"the-playground","title":"The Playground, Michelle Frances","description":"\u003cp\u003e'Michelle Frances is an author we're going to hear a great deal about' JILLY COOPER\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Brilliant (toxic) context. Loved the epistolary touches. Taut, dark, and seriously addictive.’ WILL DEAN\u003c\/p\u003e\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\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\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\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\u003cp\u003eWry, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e**************\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePRAISE FOR THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLING AUTHOR MICHELLE FRANCES\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘I tore through the pages . . . A high-speed chase of a novel’ Louise Candlish\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Michelle Frances manages to bring fresh energy to this age-old theme of family secrets . . . The finale doesn't disappoint’ Daily Mail\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Toxic family relationships, sultry European settings and an intricate plot which leaves you never knowing who to trust’ Catherine Cooper, author of The Chalet\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"gentle books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47122446352521,"sku":"9781529049688","price":50.0,"currency_code":"HKD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0598\/9289\/1785\/files\/9781529049688.jpg?v=1782714551","url":"https:\/\/thisisgentle.com\/products\/the-playground","provider":"gentle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}