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The Nanny Diaries
 

The Nanny Diaries

by Emma McLaughlin, Nicola Kraus

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... (read more)

Top tags: chick lit,  fiction,  humor,  new york,  contemporary fiction (all tags)

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Amazon Reviews (5)
 

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Toni K
  • Rated 4 stars

“If you loved this book like I did, DON'T go see the movie!!!”

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Carolyn
  • Rated 2 stars

“I had a love/hate relationship with this book. The mother was too much for me and as a former babysitter, much of the book was hard to swallow. That said, I couldn't put it down.”

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Community:
  • Rated 3.328814 stars
Amazon:
  • Rated 3.4 stars
  

Newest Comments

  • Bianca D

    bianca d said:

    “If I were the nanny I definitley would have tried to poison the mother. The video in the teddybear is just over the top creepy.”

    posted Tuesday, July 1 2008
  • Kewpie

    kewpie said:

    “okay, I have now finished it,,, I really enjoyed it. Very upsetting at times, I really felt for the wee guy. I gather from previous comments that the movie does not do it justice.”

    posted Sunday, June 22 2008
  • Kewpie

    kewpie said:

    “I have just started this story, it seems quite good, but I am wondering whether it actually goes anywhere?”

    posted Friday, June 20 2008
  • Toni K

    toni k said:

    ““If you loved this book like I did, DON'T go see the movie!!!””

    posted Wednesday, June 11 2008 ( | view 1 reply )
  • flyingbouffont

    flyingbouffont said:

    “While over all a good read I was disappointed in the ending. There was no "big tell off;" it was simply a whimper. I know most things in life end in a whimper, but sometime it really should end with a bang this should have been one of them.”

    posted Wednesday, March 26 2008
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