The perfect nanny : a novel / Leila Slimani ; translated from the French by Sam Taylor.
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TextLanguage: English Original language: French Publisher: New York : Penguin Books, [2018]Description: 228 pages ; 20 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780143132172; 0143132172Uniform titles: Chanson douce. English Subject(s): Nannies -- France -- Paris -- Fiction | Social classes -- France -- Paris -- Fiction | Interpersonal conflict -- France -- Paris -- Fiction | Families -- France -- Paris -- Fiction | Murder -- France -- Paris -- FictionGenre/Form: Domestic fiction. | Thrillers (Fiction). | Psychological fiction. DDC classification: 843/.92 LOC classification: PQ2719.L56 | C4313 2018Summary: "When Myriam, a French-Moroccan lawyer, decides to return to work after having children, she and her husband look for the perfect nanny for their two young children. They never dreamed they would find Louise: a quiet, polite, devoted woman who sings to the children, cleans the family's chic apartment in Paris's upscale tenth arrondissement, 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, and motherhood--and the American debut of an immensely talented writer"-- Provided by publisher.
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| SLAU Girl, forgotten / | SLAU We are all guilty here : a novel / | SLET The Ones We Leave Behind | SLIM The perfect nanny : | SLOA Mr. Penumbra's 24-hour bookstore | SLOC Symphony of secrets / | SMAL Abuse of power : |
"When Myriam, a French-Moroccan lawyer, decides to return to work after having children, she and her husband look for the perfect nanny for their two young children. They never dreamed they would find Louise: a quiet, polite, devoted woman who sings to the children, cleans the family's chic apartment in Paris's upscale tenth arrondissement, 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, and motherhood--and the American debut of an immensely talented writer"-- Provided by publisher.
In English, translated from the French.
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