The Nanny Diaries : A Novel

by Nicola Kraus, Emma McLaughlin | Literature & Fiction | This book has not been rated.
ISBN: 014100892x Global Overview for this book
Registered by drutt of Glasgow, Scotland United Kingdom on 8/31/2007
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Journal Entry 1 by drutt from Glasgow, Scotland United Kingdom on Friday, August 31, 2007
Amazon.co.uk Review
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 four-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 mother 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.

Synopsis
Nan, in her early twenties, goes to work for the wealthy X family to help put herself through college, and is shocked by their antics. Between raising the X's son Grayer, keeping on top of her studies, moving house and ensuring Mrs X's day runs smoothly, it's a wonder Nanny ever finds time to hang out with the gorgeous HH on the sixth floor. With divorce on the cards, Nanny finds herself caught up in the X's embittered world of power plays, lies and deciet. As communication rapidly breaks down, will Nanny be able to maintain the mental health of Grayer, despite the onslaught of Personal Problem Consultants, macrobiotic nutritionist and bilingual meals?

Journal Entry 2 by drutt at A9 in Portgower, Scotland United Kingdom on Saturday, September 1, 2007

Released 16 yrs ago (8/31/2007 UTC) at A9 in Portgower, Scotland United Kingdom

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Left in the phonebox.

Journal Entry 3 by DragonRich from Basingstoke, Hampshire United Kingdom on Tuesday, October 16, 2007
Found this book in a phonebox whilst on a charity relay from John O'Groats to Lands End. Picked it up out of curiosity and to be honest, forgot about it for a while (sorry)!

Now back in Hampshire about to read it and then plan to release it back into the wild...

Released 16 yrs ago (2/4/2008 UTC) at Cross Street bench (near Hees) in Basingstoke, Hampshire United Kingdom

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Left the book on a bench in Cross Street on my way to work today. It had gone by the time I returned home so I'm hoping it has a new home !

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