The Nanny Diaries by N Kraus E Mclaughlin

The Nanny Diaries by N Kraus E Mclaughlin

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The Nanny Diaries by N Kraus E Mclaughlin

The #1 New York Times Bestseller!

Diabolically funny. -The New York Times

A National Phenomenon. -Newsweek

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 enjoy the delicious anticipation of ridiculously erratic pay. Mostly, must love being treated like fungus found growing out of employers Hermü¾Ž†”¼s bag. Those who take it personally need not apply.

Who wouldn't want this job? Struggling to graduate from NYU and afford her microscopic studio apartment, Nanny takes a position caring for the only son of the wealthy X family. She rapidly learns the insane amount of juggling involved to ensure that a Park Avenue wife who doesn't work, cook, clean, or raise her own child has a smooth day.

When the Xs marriage begins to disintegrate, Nanny ends up involved way beyond the bounds of human decency or good taste. Her tenure with the X family becomes a nearly impossible mission to maintain the mental health of their four-year-old, her own integrity and, most importantly, her sense of humor. Over nine tense months, Mrs. X and Nanny perform the age-old dance of decorum and power as they test the limits of modern-day servitude.

[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
Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Kraus are the New York Times bestselling authors of The Nanny Diaries, which was made into a motion picture, Citizen Girl, Dedication, Nanny Returns, Between You and Me, The First Affair, and their young adult novels, The Real Real and Over You. They work together in New York City. For more information visit EmmaAndNicola.com.
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ISBN 13 9780312988913
ISBN 10 0312988915
Title The Nanny Diaries
Author N Kraus E Mclaughlin
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher St. Martin's Press
Year published 2002-11-18
Number of pages 320
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.