

The Playground
A Novel
Author: Jane Shemilt
Narrator: Elizabeth Knowelden
Unabridged: 9 hr 40 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: HarperAudio
Published: 12/30/2019
Categories: Fiction, Suspense & Thriller, Psychological
Author: Jane Shemilt
Narrator: Elizabeth Knowelden
Unabridged: 9 hr 40 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: HarperAudio
Published: 12/30/2019
Categories: Fiction, Suspense & Thriller, Psychological
While working full time as a physician, Jane Shemilt received an M.A. in creative writing. She was shortlisted for the Janklow and Nesbit award and the Lucy Cavendish Fiction Prize for The Daughter, her first novel. She and her husband, a professor of neurosurgery, have five children and live in Bristol, England.
2.5 stars The Playground is part drama, part mystery, and part psychological thriller about 3 couples so caught up in the drama of their relationships that they become blind to the extremely dangerous games their children are playing. When a tragedy occurs, their lives implode. Melissa and Paul, Eve......more
What a wild ride, this is a playground you want to avoid taking your children to! You know how you feel when you get off one of those playground merry go rounds? A little shook, a little queasy, a little unstable, A little flustered, that’s how I felt after reading this book. Three couples Meat and......more
Oh what a tangled web of secrets are woven among three couples brought together by their kids, but held together by their actions… Until something shocking occurs… This is quite a book! A character-driven novel of suspense that will suck you right in! I loved the title for this book, The Playground,......more
AH-HA-HA-HA - I KNEW IT!!! **points finger and then shakes fist** What an interesting web you weave, Shemilt! The synopsis definitely says best when it comes to Big Little Lies feels because those are definitely all there! These parents are the worst. I mean, they don't mean to be but they're so busy......more
3.5 stars rounded up I really enjoy Jane Shemilt's writing... The Playground was a good story, but not really the suspense I was expecting. I'm not sure if the twist was supposed to be a twist, but I knew how it was going to end from the start. Still really enjoyed it! Looking forward to reading what......more