02328cam a2200469 i 4500 340067308 TxAuBib 20180212120000.0 170927s2018||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2017038080 9780143132172 0143132172 TxAuBib rda Slimani, Leïla, 1981- Chanson douce English. The perfect nanny : a novel / Leila Slimani ; translated from the French by Sam Taylor. New York : Penguin Books, [2018] 228 pages ; 20 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier "When Myriam, a French-Moroccan lawyer, decides to return to work after having children, she and her husband look for the perfect nanny for their two young children. They never dreamed they would find Louise: a quiet, polite, devoted woman who sings to the children, cleans the family's chic apartment in Paris's upscale tenth arrondissement, 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, and motherhood--and the American debut of an immensely talented writer"-- Provided by publisher. 20180212. In English, translated from the French. FICTION / Contemporary Women. FICTION / Literary. Nannies France Paris Fiction. Social classes France Paris Fiction. Interpersonal conflict France Paris Fiction. Families France Paris Fiction. Murder France Paris Fiction. Families. Interpersonal conflict. Murder. Nannies. Social classes. France Paris. Domestic fiction. Fiction. Suspense fiction. Slimani, Leïla, 1981- author., New York : Penguin Books, 2018.