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Book Review of The Playground: A Novel

The Playground: A Novel
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It's been quite some time since I read a domestic thriller, but this was the perfect book for a cold, rainy, dark weekend. In this novel, readers spend a year with three families who primarily live in London. Proximity and the educational needs of their children bring them together; when their lives become fully enmeshed, things begin to go horribly wrong. Since this is a thriller, I knew bad things would happen - most happen to children so be advised.

The title of this novel is odd, but I love the tag line: âWho is watching your children?â I thought this was well plotted and mostly believable.