The playgroup
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Before she signed up for the mommy role, Ellie Fuller was a stand-up comic, a good best friend, and a secret bulimic. As part of her recovery she adopts a whole new lifestyle, but when she takes a knowing step into unknown territory, that recovery and everything else is suddenly in jeopardy. At the Park Avenue preschool where Ellie takes her daughter, she meets Missy Hanover, an elegant ice princess who tempts her with what Ellie believes she might be missing. Ellie is quickly in the midst of a secret affair and darker romantic entangle-ments, but the cracks begin to show. The Playgroup is a skillful, addictive first novel that feeds right into the frenzy for 'mommy' fiction.
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This was an interesting read. I made the mistake of reading other reviews after only a few pages of this book, so the story was kind of spoiled for me. Yes, this was a gut-wrenching book. Not because of the snooty women she associates with nor the lesbian affair she has. But it was her relationship with her parents, her ex-best friend, and family that really made this book worth it. Missy was just a distraction. All in all, an interesting book, and I do love me a happy ending...