The perfect nanny
Subtitle: a novel
By: Leila Slimani ; translated from the French by Sam Taylor
Contributors: Taylor, Sam, translator
Publisher: Penguin Books
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 228
ISBN-13: 9780143132172
Copyright date: 2018
Subjects: Murder; Families; Interpersonal conflict; Fiction; Nannies; Social classes
Work titles: Chanson douce
Description: "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"--
Notes: "Originally published in French as Chanson Douce by Editions Gallimard, Paris." -- Title page verso.