Playworld (Vintage Contemporaries)

Playworld (Vintage Contemporaries)"Starting off 2025 with a novel this terrific gives me hope for the whole year." Ron Charles, The Washington Post "A gorgeous cat's cradle of a book . . . The swirling vapors of Holden Caulfield are present in Playworld, for sure, but also Lolita, Willy Loman, Garp." Alexandra Jacobs, The New York Times Book Review "Extraordinary . . . A beguiling ode to a lost era . . . Line for line the book is a revelation." Leigh Haber, Los Angeles Times NAMED A

“Set Piece has more heart and more action than you’ll ever get from Us Weekly

The O’Leary siblings arrive in their new village under suspicious circumstances

In the far reaches of deep space

Margot Davies was six at the time

and its themes of memory and identity

appearance

“Oh what is stronger than a death

sudden shocking violence

” where it was said that “no one left alive

also includes an illuminating introduction and explanatory notes

A gut-wrenching

The Lion Women of Tehran is a mesmerizing tale” (BookPage) of love and courage