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The Nanny Diaries

By Emma McLaughlin, Nicola Kraus

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| Paperback | 9780312983079

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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 family
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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 family
Mostly, 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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  • The Nanny Diaries

    The Nanny Diaries The authors have both been actual nannies, and while they are careful to include a disclaimer at the front of the book that all the people portrayed are fictional, I'm sure that the family and the events portrayed are a distillation ... (read full critics)

    likesbooks published on Tue, 31 Aug 2010

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    *** This comment contains spoilers! ***

    I saw the movie in the "second-round" movie theater, and I surprisely find the movie is not the simple comedy that I originally assume. The interesting depicts not only the lifestyle of nowadays white-collar but also the bitterness of the blue-collar. I can totally understand the pathetic situaion t ... (continue)

    I saw the movie in the "second-round" movie theater, and I surprisely find the movie is not the simple comedy that I originally assume. The interesting depicts not only the lifestyle of nowadays white-collar but also the bitterness of the blue-collar. I can totally understand the pathetic situaion that was thrilled by the selfish employer. On the other hand, I am also concern if my future family life will be similar to the weird family in the novel. How to strike a balance among career, family, health will be a vital issue to me.

    Since the movie is very interesting, after seeing the movie, i immediately went to elite bookstore to buy the novel.

    However, the novel is different from the plots of the movie. Moreover, the vocabrary of the novel is numerous.... it depresses my interests of reading the book, so i only read a few pages.

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    Luckyboyoh said on Apr 25, 2008 | Add your feedback

  • Similar to the Shopaholic series - fun to read filled with humors.
    A good read for long-haul flight.

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    Angelamaris said on Mar 30, 2011 | Add your feedback

  • *** This comment contains spoilers! ***

    I read it before the movie came out

    And the movie (with Scarlett Johansson) was even worse, even if it had an happy ending, while the book did not.

    Do not let you fool by the cover: this is not your regular Mary Poppins-happy ending story.

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    La bouquineuse said on Dec 6, 2010 | Add your feedback

  • I enjoyed this more than I expected to! It is actually rather funny, though sure in real life a Nanny would not put up with being treated in such a way! Would they?

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    Lindyloumac said on Dec 4, 2009 | Add your feedback

  • The most impressive phrase from this book is when the nanny said that "just remember that someday his unconditional love for you will end and then it will be too late."

    Nanny and mother would naturally have different points of view. Nanny is the caregiver on short term basis, of course, they ... (continue)

    The most impressive phrase from this book is when the nanny said that "just remember that someday his unconditional love for you will end and then it will be too late."

    Nanny and mother would naturally have different points of view. Nanny is the caregiver on short term basis, of course, they would do anything as long as the end results meets. (give candy to the boys/girls as long as they would follow order) Mother is different.

    When you are a nanny, you can take a break from this but when you are the mother, the only time you could break away from your child is the day you die.

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    Mangafish said on Nov 14, 2009 | Add your feedback

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