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One young woman to take care of a four-year-old boy.
Must be bordering on masochistic.
Must relish sixteen-hour shifts with a nap-deprived pre-schooler.
Must love getting thrown up on, literally and figuratively, by everyone in his family
Mostly, must love being treated like fungus found growing out of employers Hermès bag.
Those who take it personally need not apply.
Who wouldn’t want this job?
Nanny is a struggling grad student with no visible piercings. Mrs. X, of Park Avenue, doesn’t work, clean, cook, or raise her own child. She makes appointments and lists. Nanny needs a job. Mrs. X needs someone accommodating. Nanny and Mrs. X need each other. In return, Nanny is subjected to erratic shifts, irregular paychecks, and the sullen moods of her four-year-old charge. Sentenced to every play date known to Central Park, and every gourmet-snack run she can handle, Nanny needs a diversion that an afternoon martini can’t fulfill. Then she discovers a secret about Mr. X. Navigating a marriage on the rocks and the increasingly paranoid, impossibly demanding attitude of her employer, Nanny is redefining servitude. Because now, Nanny has something worth more than Mrs. X’s ill-fitting Prada castoffs as a thankless bonus.
Nanny’s acquiring the power of revenge…
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Top Member Reviews
Stacie F. (
2 member(s) found this review helpful.
A must read for chick lit fans, though it wasn't one of my favorites. This is a very detailed look into a life that many can only imagine.
Christeena B. (
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
I enjoyed this book a lot. Although I would of loved more of an ending. It really rang true on some things since I just recently watched my 5 and 7 year old siblings for 4 weeks 13 hour days with little pay. You enjoy the kids, but become very angry at your employer after such an experience. I would recommend this book to anyone with experience in watching kids.
Alana M. (
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
Nanny is a grad student working her way toward her degree in child care. She accepts a job from Mrs. X who has neither the time nor the inclination to raise her own child. Instead that is left to Nanny - with a very specific schedule and strict rules regarding food, playtime, and everything in between.
I loved the little boy and many of the episodes are hilarious, but it was also sad to hear about the overscheduled yet neglected children already caught up in the pressure to get into the right private kindergarten. It was hard to see relationships fall apart, but it is most difficult to figure out why Nanny didn't find enough backbone to stand up for the child and for herself. A little disappointing for me, but well-written.
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
Nanny is a student at NYU trying to earn the rent as a nannie to the children of the wealthy. Mommy is VERY busy - though no one is sure with what- and Daddy is simply never there. Glamor is not all it seems and you can only sympathize with Nanny who tries to do what she can. Funny and sad too.
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
This book is so funny. I've read it before, and just had to get it again.
Amy S. from ELIZABETHTOWN, PA wrote on 3/3/2007...
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
An absolute addictive peek into the utterly weird world of child rearing in the upper reaches of Manhattan's social strata... What makes the book so impossible to put down is the suspense of finding out what the unbelievably inconsiderate Mrs. X will demand of Nanny next.
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
i didn't think i was going to like this book at first, but as i continued to read it became more interesting. a bit sad, too, when i think that this is what happens these days. i was disappointed about the ending of the story. overall, a decent read.
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
This book is fantastic. I did not think I would like it at first but from the moment I started reading it coudn't put it down. If you want the inside scoop on what goes on in the day of a nanny who works for the rich in New York then read this book. Some things in it may shock you.
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
This was a nice "fluff" book which I read over the holidays. It is amusing and entertaining without requiring too much thought.
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
This was a fun read. I had thought about buying it several times before I finally did, and I enjoyed it all the way through.
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Donna C. (
Amanda W. (I loved this book! It made for great summer reading. Definitely for girls, like children or not. I work at a daycare and so I especially enjoyed seeing the parallels between Nanny's experiences and my own. Skip the movie--but definitely read this book.
Kelly S. (Definitely chick lit, pretty entertaining. The end made me mad though. :)
Fun book and a very quick read. Very enjoyable!
Marie C. from TUCSON, AZ wrote on 12/23/2007...This is a really excellent book. It manages to take a serious issue (dysfunctional families) and make it itno a book that is engaging, fun to read, and never overly heavy-handed.
Karen D. from LAKELAND, FL wrote on 10/14/2007...I enjoyed this book, but didn't like the way the book ended so abruptly. Hope there might be a sequel in the works. Took awhile for me to get into this book though.
This was a great, quick read. I recommend it for a rainy weekend.
Ivy J. (I just finished this book today and surpisingly it was one of the best books I've read recently. It hits all the emotions, funny, sad, poignant...I loved it!
Vanessa S. from CONYERS, GA wrote on 5/2/2007...I really liked this book. I had never thought of becoming a nanny and since reading this book, I'm pretty sure I never will. Funny with believable characters.