A Perfect Arrangement

by SuzanneBerne (Author)

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  Hardcover
  2001

  $3.25

  Mirella and Howard are floundering. Two careers, two troubled children, a dilapidated colonial house outside Boston. The exploding laundry, the dog getting into the trash again. Then along comes Randi, a dream of a nanny, who cooks, cleans and makes her own Play-Doh. Not only does she win over the children, the whole neighbourhood approves of her. But is Randi as wonderful as she seems? And what about Mirella and Howard's marriage - why does it suddenly seem to be unravelling? In this funny, sad, haunting novel, Suzanne Berne exposes the myth of the perfect domestic life.

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  Paperback
  2002

  $3.40

  Mirella and Howard appear to have it all: two careers, two kids, a beautiful house in the Boston suburbs. And like most couples living the American dream, their lives are hectic, the house is a mess. Worse, both children seem troubled. Enter Randi, the ideal nanny, who cooks, cleans, does craft projects, and takes the children to heart. Harmony and grace are established, such as most working parents can only wish for. But as Mirella and Howard settle gingerly into this perfect arrangement, disturbing cracks appear in their home life. Are the children becoming too attached to Randi? What don't Mirella and Howard know about her? And what don't they know about each other?