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Question: How long does it take to tear someone’s life apart?
Answer: Sometimes just one night.
From the outside the parents of the kindergarten class at Darley Heights primary school seem to have it all. Living in the wealthy Sydney suburbs, it’s a community where everyone knows each other – and secrets don’t stay secret for long.
The big date in the calendar is the school’s annual fundraising trivia night, but when the evening gets raucously out of hand, talk turns to partner-swapping. Initially scandalised, it’s not long before a group of parents make a reckless one-night-only pact.
But in the harsh light of day, those involved must face the fallout of their behaviour. As they begin to navigate the shady aftermath of their wild night, the truth threatens to rip their perfect lives apart – and revenge turns fatal.
Review:
This book took me ages to get into, I was well into the middle before it got my attention. The ending whilst rounding up everything was long winded and felt like a lesson from a recovering alcoholic. The epilogue however was interesting and not something I expected. It is called trivia night but that is just the base for the storyline, you don’t actually hear much about the trivia game and certainly few if any questions. I wondered how this was going to pan out but the bottom line is, it is a school fundraiser (aren’t they all) with a group of couples who don’t really know each other and the newbies in town who just happen to like to spice things up by swinging.
Ali Lowe seems have covered it all, snobs, wife beater, playground gossip, murder, sex topped off with a lot of free flowing alcohol. Can swinging really make your relationship better or does it just lead to more problems? Ali Lowe takes her characters on different journeys whilst they navigate all the issues from one night of reckless sex with a stranger.
