Nanny Returns - Couverture souple

McLaughlin, Emma; Kraus, Nicola

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1439169853 ISBN 13 : 9781439169858

Editeur : Pocket Books, 2010

A propos du livre

Revue de presse :

‘Nan revisits 721 Park, home of the moneyed but morally bankrupt Xs, and the boy she guiltily left behind in their inept care in this smart and sassy sequel to The Nanny Diaries. And though Nan has grown up a bit, married “Harvard Hottie” Ryan and travelled the world, the plight of the rich and stupid continues, as does Nan’s new crusade to save former charge Grayer and his younger brother Stilton, renovate a crumbling East Harlem mansion and stick it out at a soulless Manhattan private school. Outcomes are deeply uncertain, though Nan is nothing if not a natural-born cheerleader: “I know what I’m worth. Because I care for these kids, I do, right down to my toes,” she says of her young charges in and out of school. There’s still one fear, however—whether she’ll ever be able to make the leap from nanny to mommy. McLaughlin and Kraus leave no dry eyes as they once again wield a razor-sharp wit that cuts down the most uppity mortals even as it lifts up their vulnerable children. You could safely bet your first born that this’ll be another smash hit’
Publishers Weekly 12/10
'As bitingly funny as its predecessor, this Nanny also makes serious points about the pitfalls of modern parenting. It does chick lit proud.' People
'[This] satirical but poignant sequel could hardly be more timely' Reuters
‘Nan is back in town, but she’s about to get thrown into battle. A gripping sequel to The Nanny Diaries’ 4 stars, Heat magazine 10/4

Présentation de l'éditeur :

After living abroad for twelve years, Nan and her husband, HH, return to New York and its Upper East Side world of power and privilege. With a consulting business to get off the ground and a new fixer-upper to fix up, Nan is surprised to be thrown by her husband s sudden desire to start a family. In the midst of construction and marital chaos, sixteen-year-old Grayer X makes a drunken, late-night visit, having stumbled upon her old nanny-cam tape, wanting to know why she left.

In an attempt to assuage her guilt Nan tries to help Grayer and his younger brother, Stilton, through their parents brutal divorce, sucking her back into the ever-bizarre life of Mrs. X. Meanwhile she lands her first major client, the Trustees of an elite private school, the institutions that once picked up where the nannies left off, instilling discipline and boundaries on behalf of absentee parents. But as the Boards have donated their way to gaining control, the teachers have become the new hired help with all-too familiar consequences.

After putting miles and years between herself and this world, Nan finds she s once again on the front line of the battle with the couture-clad elite for their children s well-being. Set against the backdrop of the current Manhattan economy, Nanny Returns gives a first hand tour of what happens when a community that chose money over love finds themselves with neither.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Pocket Books
• Date d'édition: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1439169853
• ISBN 13: 9781439169858
• Reliure: Poche
• Nombre de pages: 496