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traceyanderson's review
challenging
emotional
tense
medium-paced
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Bullying, Infertility, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
helenfarch's review
dark
funny
tense
medium-paced
4.0
Life is perfect for the families of students at Darley Heights primary school, in the wealthy Northern Beaches of Sydney - or so it seems.
But this is a community full of secrets, and full of people wanting to make those secrets public.
The big social event of the year for the school community is the annual Trivia night. This year, the Trivia night is the catalyst for a night of scandalous behaviour that will have a long lasting impact on this close-knit community if all is revealed.
Ali Lowe has written an entralling domestic drama.
The story is told by three women, all of them impacted by their actions, and the actions of their husbands, at the Trivia night. The reader gets a unique perspective into the private lives of these three families, and just how far they will go to protect themselves and the ones they love.
At times outrageous, at times funny, at times tragic, at times all too relatable, The Trivia Night is a page turner that exposes the sometimes seedy side of parental schoolyard politics and hierachy.
This is a book that just might have you looking at sideways at the other parents at the school gate next time you are dropping off or picking up the kids.
Thanks to Hachette Australia and the author for the review copy of this book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death and Bullying
Moderate: Domestic abuse and Sexual content
Minor: Murder