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The perfect nanny [eBook - NC Digital Library] : a novel by Leila Slimani, Sam Taylor (translation) is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

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"A great novel. . . . Incredibly engaging & disturbing . . . You read the entire novel knowing something terrible is coming. In that, Slimani has us in her thrall." — Roxane Gay, New York Times bestselling author of Bad Feminist & Hunger"A book . . . that I've thought about pretty much every day . . . [It] felt less like an entertainment, or even a work of art, than like a compulsion. I found it extraordinary." — Lauren Collins, The New Yorker"One of the most important books of the year. You can't unread it." — Barrie Hardymon, NPR's Weekend EditionShe 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.When Myriam decides to return to work as a lawyer after having children, she & her husband look for the perfect nanny for their son & daughter. They never dreamed they would find Louise: a quiet, polite, devoted woman who sings to the children, cleans the family’s chic Paris apartment, stays late without complaint, & hosts enviable kiddie parties. But as the couple & the nanny become more dependent on one another, jealousy, resentment, & suspicions mount, shattering the idyllic tableau. B

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Author
Leila Slimani, Sam Taylor (translation)
Publisher
Penguin Books
Published
2018
Language
EN
ISBN
9780525503897
Category
work of fiction
Subjects
Fiction, Literary Fiction, Romance
Rating
3.4 / 5 (6,752 ratings)
Updated
2026-03-14

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