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Loading... The Nanny Diariesby Emma McLaughlin, Nicola Kraus
 Marlene-NL | Apr 12, 2013 |  I bought it thinking it would be cute and entertaining. I was crying by the end of the book. It really made me think about how much love and attention children-and everyone else-need. (  ) JessieP73 | Apr 6, 2013 | I was so frustrated with the parents in this book, it was completely ruined for me. (  ) JG_IntrovertedReader | Apr 3, 2013 | I ran across this book while cleaning and cataloging books in the basement (it's a long story.) I believe it belongs to my elder daughter, who has worked as a nanny for several families -- only one of which, thank God, bore some resemblance to the one in the book. I felt like taking a break from my somewhat depressing mystery ([b:Dying to Sin|1187849|Dying To Sin (Ben Cooper & Diane Fry, #8)|Stephen Booth|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1181751417s/1187849.jpg|1175837], review coming soon) so I invested a few hours in [b:The Nanny Diaries.] The heroine (whose actual name appears to be Nan or Nanny) is a well-educated but not rich young New Yorker in her senior year at NYU who is looking for a part-time nannying gig. She meets the "X" family in the park and ends up working for them, caring for their three-year-old son Grayer (whom she immediately rechristens Grover.) The treatment Nan (and Grayer) receive at the hands of Mr. and Mrs. X would be unbelievable if I had not heard similar tales from my daughter. Anyone who's thinking of becoming -- or hiring -- a nanny should read this book. It's quite worth it. I hear there's a sequel out and I might just look for it. Recommended. (  ) auntieknickers | Apr 3, 2013 | funny and outrageous to think that people actually act that way. ( ) suefitz1 | Apr 3, 2013 |
 The authors, NYU grads themselves, have filled the novel with humorous events allegedly based on their personal experiences.  "The Nanny Diaries" is a sharply barbed comedy of manners; the denizens of New York's Upper East Side (and, by extension, their brethren in all other tony, overpriced, deadly dull neighborhoods in cities around the world) are its target. With this hilarious, vicious satire of upper-class family life in Manhattan, McLaughlin and Kraus, ex-nannies who know of what they speak, position themselves as contempo Edith Whartons. Although The Nanny Diaries is screamingly funny, it's also painfully sad. A very effective combination. The heart of the matter remains perfectly pitched social satire, from the children's birthday parties (''We really had to put our heads together to top last year's overnight at Gracie Mansion'') to the kind of house where African, Venetian, Art Deco, Empire and Winnie-the-Pooh styles heedlessly collide.
Amazon.com Amazon.com Review (ISBN 0312291639, Paperback)The Nanny Diaries is an absolutely addictive peek into the utterly weird world of child rearing in the upper reaches of Manhattan's social strata. Cowritten by two former nannies, Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Kraus, the novel follows the adventures of the aptly named Nan as she negotiates the Byzantine byways of working for Mrs. X, a Park Avenue mommy. Nan's 4-year-old charge, the hilariously named Grayer (his pals include Josephina, Christabelle, Brandford, and Darwin) is a genuinely good sort. He can't help it if his mom has scheduled him for every activity known to the Upper East Side, including ice skating, French lessons, and a Mommy and Me group largely attended by nannies. What makes the book so impossible to put down is the suspense of finding out what the unbelievably inconsiderate Mrs. X will demand of Nan next. One pictures the two authors having the last hearty laugh on their former employers. --Claire Dederer(retrieved from Amazon Fri, 04 Jan 2013 01:51:07 -0500) A satirical glimpse into Manhattan's upper class follows Nanny, a struggling NYU student who takes a position caring for the son of the rich X family, as she learns how to juggle various tasks so that a Park Avenue wife never has to lift a well-manicured finger.… (more) |
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Well it seemed like such a nice book i decided to read it allthough I have other books which are waiting for me to be read for quite some time now. Oh well I really wanted to read this one.I am on page 170 so have read more than half.I like it.After a while when Handsome Hotty came in the picture I thought "o no is this now going to be more of a romance chick lit book" but that was not the case.
I started just before I went to bed and could not lay it down this morning.And as of now I am going to stop being on the computer , and make my self a cup of coffee and lie down in the sun in the garden and pick up this book where I left it.(instead of doing home chores which is actually quit neccesary ;-) )well thats your fault lovemylife lol'
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And on Friday, April 23, 2004 I kept on going ^-^
Well this was a very quick read.I enjoyed reading this. (see my update on my first journal) The only thing i did not like was the end.No revenge, and how did she put up with those people I do not understand.Poor kiddo.Thanks for sending this to me.I am sure i will find someone else who wants to read this book.I read this book pretty fast, considering I am not English.In 2 days.What shall i read now ?
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