The Nanny Diaries: A Novel
WANTED: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 familyMostly, must love being treated like fungus found...
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WANTED: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 familyMostly, 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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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780312983079 (0312983077)
Publish date: November 29th 2005
Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks
Pages no: 384
Edition language: English
Category:
Novels,
Humor,
Book Club,
Adult Fiction,
Realistic Fiction,
Romance,
Adult,
Contemporary,
New York,
Womens Fiction,
Chick Lit
Series: Nanny (#1)
3.5 stars I gave this book 3.5 stars because it was a cute book- the kind you can read during a reading slump not because it was terrific, but because it was very light and didn't really demand your complete attention. things I liked- the book was very humorous and fun, you loved to hate some o...
I like this book about as much as i like The Devil Wears Prada. Maybe a little bit more. They are very similar. I really came to care a lot about 4-year-old Grayer and it made me sad for real kids like him. (Review written on August 21, 2014.)
Wanted: One young woman to take care of four-year-old boy. Must be cheerful, enthusiastic and selfless--bordering on masochistic. Must relish sixteen-hour shifts with a deliberately nap-deprived preschooler. Must love getting thrown up on, literally and figuratively, by everyone in his family. Must ...
I used to read a few pages of this whenever S and I went to Value Village because there was always a copy there...unfortunately Value Village closed so I had to finish it elsewhere. Meh writing, subject matter is kinda like watching a train wreck...you can't look away. Quick light read.