Playground

A Childhood Lost Inside the Playboy Mansion

By: Jennifer Saginor

Narrated by: Kassidy Cortese

In the vein of Running with Scissors, Playground is the glitzy, glamorous, and surreal true story of a young girl who grew up inside the Playboy Mansion and never learned where the party stopped and the real world began.

You are six years old. Every day after school your father takes you to a sprawling castle filled with exotic animals, bowls of candy, and half-naked women catering to your every need.

You have your own room. You have new friends. You have an uncle Hef who's always there for you.

Welcome to the world of Playground, the true story Jennifer Saginor who grew up inside the Playboy Mansion. By the time she was fourteen, she'd done countless drugs, had a secret affair with Hef's girlfriend, and was already losing her grip on reality. Schoolwork, family, and "ordinary people" had no meaning behind the iron gates of the Mansion, where celebrities frolicked, pool parties abounded, and her own father—Hugh Hefner's personal physician and best friend, the man nicknamed "Dr. Feel Good"—typically held court.

Every day was a party, every night was an adventure, and through it all was a young girl falling faster and faster down the rabbit hole—trying desperately hard not to get lost.

"Totally surreal. This is one of those books you simply can’t put down."—Ben Affleck

“Utterly compelling….It’s one helluva book!”—Larry King

©2006 Jennifer Saginor (P)2024 Mark Alan Miller

surreal

great story, glamorous at times then starts the reality, every drug one can think of, sex wherever whoever one wants to have sex with. And the playmates, wel in this story they are pathetic

A new turn around each corner

Seriously I couldn’t stop listening to this rollercoaster ride. Truly a thrilling read! Each time she went over a new twist my jaw dropped and kept me hooked in. Crazy to hear about the wild world of playboy and Dr. Feelgood

Missing Mom

The story was really entertaining, but I kept wondering where was her Mom? I compared it to the printed book and they cut out all the sections about her Mom in this audio book. It seemed like part of the story was missing.

exposed childhood

i can empathize with her upbringing. only i was in the ghetto not a fabulously rich dr for a dad

Great read, kept me captivated.

This was good, real, raw. I was captivated the entire book. Some was hard to listen to, but it was so good I couldn’t put it down.

Sad that a father would think it was ok to bring a child to the Playboy Mansion.

No real ending in site. Just a series of terrible events over and over again.

Weird detail

I find it odd that the author could remember every outfit and the designer/color everyone was wearing in every story shared.

Interesting retelling of experiences

It was interesting heard stories about growing up in this lifestyle. However when it ended, I was surprised. I was expecting more closure but realized it was never meant to be more than just a retelling of what life was like for her growing up.

Unique look into a secret world

While I enjoyed the unique perceptive offered by the author, I could not finish the book due to the explicit references and detailing of adults having sex with a minor. Should be a warning for the book.

Not what I expected but..

I really enjoyed this one, it was very insightful. I’m not sure exactly what I expected but I loved every chapter, I have so many questions though! I’d love to know more! Maybe another book wouldn’t be a bad idea! Like where is Kendall now?! I can hardly find answers to my questions online lol