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The Perfect Nanny A Novel
*Soon to be an HBO series starring Nicole Kidman and Maya Erskine*
She has the keys to their apartment. She knows everything. She has embedded herself so deeply in their lives that it now seems impossible to remove her.
One of the 10 BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR of The New York Times Book Review, by the author of AdĆØle, Sex and Lies, In the Country of Others, and Watch Us Dance
āA great novel . . . Incredibly engaging and disturbing . . . Slimani has us in her thrall.ā āRoxane Gay, New York Times bestselling author of Bad Feminist and Hunger
āOne of the most important books of the year. You canāt unread it.ā āBarrie Hardymon, NPRās Weekend Edition
When Myriam decides to return to work as a lawyer after having children, she and her husband look for the perfect nanny for their son and daughter. They never dreamed they would find Louise: a quiet, polite, devoted woman who sings to the children, cleans the familyās chic Paris apartment, 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, motherhood, and madnessāand the American debut of an immensely talented writer.
She has the keys to their apartment. She knows everything. She has embedded herself so deeply in their lives that it now seems impossible to remove her.
One of the 10 BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR of The New York Times Book Review, by the author of AdĆØle, Sex and Lies, In the Country of Others, and Watch Us Dance
āA great novel . . . Incredibly engaging and disturbing . . . Slimani has us in her thrall.ā āRoxane Gay, New York Times bestselling author of Bad Feminist and Hunger
āOne of the most important books of the year. You canāt unread it.ā āBarrie Hardymon, NPRās Weekend Edition
When Myriam decides to return to work as a lawyer after having children, she and her husband look for the perfect nanny for their son and daughter. They never dreamed they would find Louise: a quiet, polite, devoted woman who sings to the children, cleans the familyās chic Paris apartment, 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, motherhood, and madnessāand the American debut of an immensely talented writer.
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*Soon to be an HBO series starring Nicole Kidman and Maya Erskine*
She has the keys to their apartment. She knows everything. She has embedded herself so deeply in their lives that it now seems impossible to remove her.
One of the 10 BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR of The New York Times Book Review, by the author of AdĆØle, Sex and Lies, In the Country of Others, and Watch Us Dance
āA great novel . . . Incredibly engaging and disturbing . . . Slimani has us in her thrall.ā āRoxane Gay, New York Times bestselling author of Bad Feminist and Hunger
āOne of the most important books of the year. You canāt unread it.ā āBarrie Hardymon, NPRās Weekend Edition
When Myriam decides to return to work as a lawyer after having children, she and her husband look for the perfect nanny for their son and daughter. They never dreamed they would find Louise: a quiet, polite, devoted woman who sings to the children, cleans the familyās chic Paris apartment, 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, motherhood, and madnessāand the American debut of an immensely talented writer.
She has the keys to their apartment. She knows everything. She has embedded herself so deeply in their lives that it now seems impossible to remove her.
One of the 10 BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR of The New York Times Book Review, by the author of AdĆØle, Sex and Lies, In the Country of Others, and Watch Us Dance
āA great novel . . . Incredibly engaging and disturbing . . . Slimani has us in her thrall.ā āRoxane Gay, New York Times bestselling author of Bad Feminist and Hunger
āOne of the most important books of the year. You canāt unread it.ā āBarrie Hardymon, NPRās Weekend Edition
When Myriam decides to return to work as a lawyer after having children, she and her husband look for the perfect nanny for their son and daughter. They never dreamed they would find Louise: a quiet, polite, devoted woman who sings to the children, cleans the familyās chic Paris apartment, 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, motherhood, and madnessāand the American debut of an immensely talented writer.
