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The Nanny Diaries

By: Emma McLaughlin, Nicola Kraus
Narrated by: Kathe Mazur
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 Based on the real-life experiences and the inside story on the real lives of the rich and privileged from the women who know all the secrets—the nannies.

The Nanny Diaries deftly skewers the manner in which America's overprivileged raise les petits—as if grooming them for a best-of-show competition. A poignant satire, it punctures the glamour of Manhattan's upper class to tackle head-on the truer state of backstairs Park Avenue.

Struggling to graduate from NYU and afford her microscopic apartment, Nanny takes a job caring for the only son of the wealthy X family. She rapidly learns the insane amount of juggling involved in ensuring that a Park Avenue wife who doesn't work, cook, clean, or raise her own child has a smooth day.

When the Xes' marriage begins to disintegrate, Nanny's nearly impossible mission becomes maintaining 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. Family Life Genre Fiction Literature & Fiction Movie, TV & Video Game Tie-Ins Women's Fiction Witty
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fantastic story and narration, loved it, listened 6 times over the last 4 or 5 times

listened 6 times already,

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What did you like best about The Nanny Diaries? What did you like least?

The Nanny Diaries start promising: joking about rich families and their habits of wanting to be involved with their children's but not wanting to be the one's actually spending time with their kids. The story included some interesting threads, but did not work on it.

I found the end rather disappointing. Also the Nanny shows the textbook example of good and controlled behaviour (unrealistic). It would be more realistic if the author had really let her freak out from time to time.

Would you recommend The Nanny Diaries to your friends? Why or why not?

No, it did not explore its full potential.

Which character – as performed by Kathe Mazur – was your favourite?

The main character

Was The Nanny Diaries worth the listening time?

I did not throw the book away, but I am also not sad to start a new book.

Promising start

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