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The Perfect Nanny: A Novel By Leila Slimani (Paperback, 2018) Thriller NEW

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Brand
Unbranded
Type
Novel
MPN
Does not apply
ISBN
9780143132172

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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0143132172
ISBN-13
9780143132172
eBay Product ID (ePID)
239749993

Product Key Features

Original Language
French
Book Title
Perfect Nanny : a Novel
Number of Pages
240 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2018
Topic
Contemporary Women, Thrillers / Psychological, Thrillers / General, Literary
Genre
Fiction
Author
Leila Slimani
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
0.6 in
Item Weight
6.2 Oz
Item Length
7.7 in
Item Width
5.1 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2017-038080
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
"A masterpiece: a brilliant exploration of the collision of race, gender, and class wrapped up in a gripping psychological thriller. I absolutely loved it--and read it in one sitting." -- Amy Chua, New York Times bestselling author of Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother and Political Tribes "A taut and exquisitely written novel that will keep you up all night desperately turning the pages. This book is insanely good." -- Kate Hamer, bestselling author of The Girl in the Red Coat "Terrifying and haunting . . . You won't read a smarter, more chilling book this year." -- Mel McGrath, author of Give Me the Child "A deeply disturbing, compulsive read that manages to make the monstrous pitiable, the inhuman humane." -- Kiran Millwood Hargrave, author of The Cartographer's Daughter and The Girl of Ink and Stars "Is The Perfect Nanny the next Gone Girl ? This author's book on a killer nanny is next year's must-read. . . . As far as first pages go, this one slams you in the guts. . . . Anyone reading [it] can tell within a few paragraphs that its author is a mother . . . who has felt firsthand the perfect split of agony, ecstasy and mind-numbing boredom that motherhood entails." -- The Telegraph "The novel, which draws on elements from the real story of a nanny from the Dominican Republic who has been accused of killing two children under her care in New York in 2012, pieces together disparate events that culminate in a nightmarish outcome." -- The New York Times "The why of this horrific crime remains unfathomable, rendering it all the more frightening." -- Kirkus Reviews "Tightly written . . . Slimani . . . cleverly drills down into the parent-nanny dynamic, one so often loaded with judgement and guilt, particularly for women." -- Marie Claire (U.K.) "A riveting exploration of power, jealousy and resentment." -- The Bookseller, Editor's Choice, "The novel, which draws on elements from the real story of a nanny from the Dominican Republic who has been accused of killing two children under her care in New York in 2012, pieces together disparate events that culminate in a nightmarish outcome." -- The New York Times "As far as first pages go, this one slams you in the guts. . . . Dubbed the 'French Gone Girl, ' [ The Perfect Nanny ] reflect[s] our growing appetite for sharply observant crime novels written by women, featuring atrocities committed not by strangers in dark alleyways but the known, the familiar and the loved--in the supposed safety of one's own home. . . . Anyone reading [it] can tell within a few paragraphs that its author is a mother . . . who has felt firsthand the perfect split of agony, ecstasy and mind-numbing boredom that motherhood entails." -- The Telegraph, "A masterpiece: a brilliant exploration of the collision of race, gender, and class wrapped up in a gripping psychological thriller. I absolutely loved it--and read it in one sitting." -- Amy Chua, New York Times bestselling author of Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother and Political Tribes "Is The Perfect Nanny the next Gone Girl ? This author's book on a killer nanny is next year's must-read. . . . As far as first pages go, this one slams you in the guts. . . . Anyone reading [it] can tell within a few paragraphs that its author is a mother . . . who has felt firsthand the perfect split of agony, ecstasy and mind-numbing boredom that motherhood entails." -- The Telegraph "The novel, which draws on elements from the real story of a nanny from the Dominican Republic who has been accused of killing two children under her care in New York in 2012, pieces together disparate events that culminate in a nightmarish outcome." -- The New York Times "The why of this horrific crime remains unfathomable, rendering it all the more frightening." -- Kirkus Reviews, "A masterpiece: a brilliant exploration of the collision of race, gender, and class wrapped up in a gripping psychological thriller. I absolutely loved it--and read it in one sitting." -- Amy Chua, New York Times bestselling author of Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother and Political Tribes "The novel, which draws on elements from the real story of a nanny from the Dominican Republic who has been accused of killing two children under her care in New York in 2012, pieces together disparate events that culminate in a nightmarish outcome." -- The New York Times "As far as first pages go, this one slams you in the guts. . . . Dubbed the 'French Gone Girl, ' [ The Perfect Nanny ] reflect[s] our growing appetite for sharply observant crime novels written by women, featuring atrocities committed not by strangers in dark alleyways but the known, the familiar and the loved--in the supposed safety of one's own home. . . . Anyone reading [it] can tell within a few paragraphs that its author is a mother . . . who has felt firsthand the perfect split of agony, ecstasy and mind-numbing boredom that motherhood entails." -- The Telegraph "The why of this horrific crime remains unfathomable, rendering it all the more frightening." -- Kirkus Reviews
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Dewey Decimal
843/.92
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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 Adèle , Sex and Lies , In the Country of Others , and Watch Us Dance "A great novel . . . Incredibly engaging and disturbing . . . Slimani has us in her thrall." --Roxane Gay, New York Times bestselling author of Bad Feminist and Hunger "One of the most important books of the year. You can't unread it." --Barrie Hardymon, NPR's 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 family's 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 madness--and the American debut of an immensely talented writer., *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 Adèle , Sex and Lies , In the Country of Others , and Watch Us Dance "A great novel . . . Incredibly engaging and disturbing . . . Slimani has us in her thrall." -- Roxane Gay, New York Times bestselling author of Bad Feminist and Hunger "One of the most important books of the year. You can't unread it." -- Barrie Hardymon, NPR's 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 family's 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 madness--and the American debut of an immensely talented writer., *One of the 10 BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR of The New York Times Book Review * *National Bestseller* "A great novel . . . Incredibly engaging and 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 and 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 Edition 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. 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 family's 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 madness--and the American debut of an immensely talented writer. The #1 international bestseller and winner of France's most prestigious literary prize, the Goncourt, by the author of Ad le
LC Classification Number
PQ2719.L56C4313 2018

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