PLAYGROUND, R. PowersFour lives are drawn together in a sweeping, panoramic new novel from Richard Powers, showcasing the Pulitzer Prizewinning author of The Overstory at the height of his skills. Twelve year old Evie Beaulieu sinks to the bottom of a swimming pool in Montreal strapped to one of the worlds first aqualungs. Ina Aroita grows up on naval bases across the Pacific with art as her only home. Two polar opposites at an elite Chicago high school bond over a three