The Nanny Diaries : A Novel

The Nanny Diaries : A Novel

by Emma McLaughlin (Author), Nicola Kraus (Author)

Synopsis

Nan, in her early twenties, goes to work for the wealthy X family to help put herself through college, and is shocked by their antics. Between raising the X's son Grayer, keeping on top of her studies, moving house and ensuring Mrs X's day runs smoothly, it's a wonder Nanny ever finds time to hang out with the gorgeous HH on the sixth floor. With divorce on the cards, Nanny finds herself caught up in the X's embittered world of power plays, lies and deceit. As communication rapidly breaks down,will Nanny be able to maintain the mental health of Grayer, despite the onslaught of Personal Problem Consultants, macrobiotic nutritionist and bilingual meals?

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 320
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 07 Mar 2002

ISBN 10: 014100892X
ISBN 13: 9780141008929

Media Reviews
A national phenomenon. - Newsweek Diabolically funny. -The New York Times [Nanny is] Mary Poppins channeling Dorothy Parker. - Time Impossible to put down. - Vogue McLaughlin and Kraus...[have a] carefully calibrated sense of compassion and delicious sense of the absurd. - Entertainment Weekly
Author Bio
Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Kraus are both in their early twenties and live in New York City. Both of them have been nannies and this is their first novel.