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The Nanny Diaries: A Novel - paperback, 0312291639, Emma McLaughlin, new

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Brand New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. See the ...
Artist
McLaughlin, Emma; Kraus, Nicola
ISBN
9780312291631
Book Title
Nanny Diaries : a Novel
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Item Length
8.5 in
Publication Year
2003
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Item Height
0.7 in
Author
Emma Mclaughlin, Nicola Kraus
Genre
Fiction
Topic
Contemporary Women, Humorous / General
Item Weight
14.4 Oz
Item Width
5.5 in
Number of Pages
320 Pages
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Publisher
St. Martin's Press
ISBN-10
0312291639
ISBN-13
9780312291631
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2220202

Product Key Features

Book Title
Nanny Diaries : a Novel
Number of Pages
320 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Contemporary Women, Humorous / General
Publication Year
2003
Genre
Fiction
Author
Emma Mclaughlin, Nicola Kraus
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
0.7 in
Item Weight
14.4 Oz
Item Length
8.5 in
Item Width
5.5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2001-048652
Reviews
"Diabolically funny." - The New York Times "A National Phenomenon." - Newsweek "[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, "Diabolically funny." -- The New York Times "A National Phenomenon." -- Newsweek "[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, Â"Diabolically funny.Â" Â-The New York Times Â"A National Phenomenon.Â" -Newsweek Â"[Nanny is] Mary Poppins channeling Dorothy Parker.Â" -Time Â"Impossible to put down.Â" Â-Vogue Â"McLaughlin and Kraus... [have a] carefully calibrated sense of compassion and delicious sense of the absurd.Â" -Entertainment Weekly, "Diabolically funny." The New York Times "A National Phenomenon." - Newsweek "[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, McLaughlin and Kraus... [have a] carefully calibrated sense of compassion and delicious sense of the absurd., "Diabolically funny." The New York Times "A National Phenomenon." -Newsweek "[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
TitleLeading
The
Edition Description
Reprint,Revised edition
Synopsis
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 Hermes 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. Written by two former nannies, The Nanny Diaries deftly punctures the glamour of Manhattan's upper class., Written by two former nannies, Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Kraus, The Nanny Diaries deftly punctures the glamour of Manhattan's upper class. Now a major motion picture starring Scarlett Johansson and Laura Linney. 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 Hermès 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.
LC Classification Number
PS3613.C575 N36

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