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The Playground
Julia Kelly
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Description for The Playground
Paperback.
Eve is putting her life together again. Her partner has walked out on her. She's moved into a tiny flat on the outskirts of Dublin. She has no job. But she does have her beloved baby daughter - and there's a little playground across the street. It's a tired spot for teenagers and tramps, but Eve is determined to make this new life work. Alongside her interfering lodger and a group of local mums she swings into action to make the playground the heart of the community. But not all games are innocent - and not all friends are true. ... Read more
Eve is putting her life together again. Her partner has walked out on her. She's moved into a tiny flat on the outskirts of Dublin. She has no job. But she does have her beloved baby daughter - and there's a little playground across the street. It's a tired spot for teenagers and tramps, but Eve is determined to make this new life work. Alongside her interfering lodger and a group of local mums she swings into action to make the playground the heart of the community. But not all games are innocent - and not all friends are true. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Quercus Publishing
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781849162562
SKU
V9781849162562
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-1
About Julia Kelly
Julia Kelly was born in 1969, studied English, Sociology and Journalism in Dublin, and escaped to London for the mad, bad years of life. She now lives in Bray, County Wicklow.
Reviews for The Playground
Dazzling ... It's a funny, sometimes heartbreaking insight into how a young mother struggles to cope ... Absolutely captivating'
Irish Independent
Julia Kelly is surely the freshest voice in Irish fiction since the wonderful early novels of Edna O'Brien. This is a future to watch
John Banville
Searingly honest, uncomfortably so ... Anatomises the aftermath of ... Read more
Irish Independent
Julia Kelly is surely the freshest voice in Irish fiction since the wonderful early novels of Edna O'Brien. This is a future to watch
John Banville
Searingly honest, uncomfortably so ... Anatomises the aftermath of ... Read more