The Perfect Nanny by Leila Slimani
*Soon to be an HBO series starring Nicole Kidman and Maya Erskine*She has the keys to their apartment. She knows everything. She has embedded herself so deeply in their lives that it now seems impossible to remove her.
One of the 10 BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR of The New York Times Book Review, by the author of Adèle, Sex and Lies, In the Country of Others, and Watch Us Dance
"A great novel . . . Incredibly engaging and disturbing . . . Slimani has us in her thrall." --Roxane Gay, New York Times bestselling author of Bad Feminist and Hunger
"One of the most important books of the year. You can't unread it." --Barrie Hardymon, NPR's Weekend Edition
When Myriam decides to return to work as a lawyer after having children, she and her husband look for the perfect nanny for their son and daughter. They never dreamed they would find Louise: a quiet, polite, devoted woman who sings to the children, cleans the family's chic Paris apartment, stays late without complaint, and hosts enviable kiddie parties. But as the couple and the nanny become more dependent on one another, jealousy, resentment, and suspicions mount, shattering the idyllic tableau. Building tension with every page, The Perfect Nanny is a compulsive, riveting, bravely observed exploration of power, class, race, domesticity, motherhood, and madness--and the American debut of an immensely talented writer.
Leila Slimani is the bestselling author of The Perfect Nanny, which was named one of The New York Times Book Review's 10 Best Books of the Year and earned her the distinction of being the first Moroccan woman to win France's most prestigious literary prize, the Goncourt, for her work. She is French President Emmanuel Macron's personal envoy for the promotion of the French language and culture, and was placed #2 on Vanity Fair France's annual list of The Fifty Most Important French Persons in the World. She is a journalist and frequent commentator on women's and human rights. She was born in the Moroccan city of Rabat in 1981 and currently lives in Paris with her French husband and two small children.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780143132172 |
| ISBN 10 | 0143132172 |
| Title | The Perfect Nanny |
| Author | Leila Slimani |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Penguin Putnam Inc |
| Year published | 2018-01-09 |
| Number of pages | 240 |
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