The Perfect Nanny A Novel |
|
Author:
| Slimani, Leila |
ISBN: | 978-1-4328-4788-3 |
Publication Date: | Feb 2018 |
Publisher: | Cengage Gale
|
Imprint: | Wheeler Publishing, Incorporated |
Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | USD $33.99 |
Book Description:
|
When Myriam, a French-Moroccan lawyer, decided to return to work, she and her husband looked for the perfect nanny for their two children and found Louise. Now she has embedded herself so deeply in their lives that it seems impossible to remove her. 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.
When Myriam, a French-Moroccan lawyer, decided to return to work, she and her husband looked for the perfect nanny for their two children and found Louise. Now she has embedded herself so deeply in their lives that it seems impossible to remove her. 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.