Kate’s 2¢: “The Playground” by Jane Shemilt

“The Playground” by Jane Shemilt

Kate’s 2¢: There is a plethora of in-depth biographies of authors and reviews of their books, that state the title, author, published date, and genre; as well as,     describing what the book is about, setting, and character(s), so, Kate’s 2¢ merely shares my thoughts about what I read.  I’m just saying…

Right from the beginning comments, you knew this would be a heavy, dark story. As an elementary teacher, I knew one of the children wasn’t dyselic. The double toil and trouble of the parents, though, were harder to fathom

When the author used the date and name of the character’s pov, it was easy for the reader to know who was doing what. I appreciate that she didn’t repeat what went before, but, moved the story along as seen by this or that character.

I’d recommend the story. I couldn’t put it down.

From her web site:

Jane’s stories are inspired by her background in psychology and medicine. She studied Psychology at London University before qualifying with honours from the Royal Free Hospital School of Medicine. She began writing while working as a GP, undertaking a diploma in Creative Writing then an M.A. also in Creative Writing, at Bath Spa University, gaining both with distinction.

Jane lives in Bristol with her husband Steve Gill – a Professor of Neurosurgery – where they brought up their five children. She is currently working on her fifth novel.

From NLS/BARD/LOC:

The playground DB98335

Shemilt, Jane. Reading time: 9 hours, 41 minutes.

Read by Elizabeth Knowelden.

Suspense Fiction

Over the course of a long, hot summer in London, the lives of three very different married couples collide when their children join the same tutoring circle, resulting in illicit relationships, shocking violence, and unimaginable fallout. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. 2019.

Kate’s 2¢: “A Bridge Across the Ocean” by Susan Meissner

“A Bridge Across the Ocean” by Susan Meissner

Kate’s 2¢: There is a plethora of in-depth biographies of authors and reviews of their books, that state the title, author, published date, and genre; as well as,     describing what the book is about, setting, and character(s), so, Kate’s 2¢ merely shares my thoughts about what I read.  I’m just saying…

Even though each chapter is dated, it took me a while to jump about in time and understand how the pieces were going to fit together. Once I did, I enjoyed this story.

I’m not sure if I’ve ever experienced the para-normal, however, I don’t doubt it exists for some people. The ending surprised me, yet, I was very comfortable with it.

From:susanlmeissner.com/

Susan Meissner is a multi-published author, speaker and writing workshop leader with a background in community journalism. Her novels include A Fall of Marigolds, named by BookList’s Top Ten women’s fiction titles for 2014, and The Shape of Mercy,

From NLS/BARD/LOC:

A bridge across the ocean DB97340

Meissner, Susan. Reading time: 10 hours, 34 minutes.

Read by Kim Bubbs.

Historical Fiction

Brette Caslake encounters a ghost while attending a friend’s baby shower on the famously haunted Queen Mary. The incident leads her to investigate a seventy-year-old tragedy. In 1946, German ballerina Annaliese Lange and Frenchwoman Simone Deveraux travel to America on the RMS Queen Mary. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. 2017.