{"product_id":"the-nanny-diaries-a-novel-1","title":"The Nanny Diaries: A Novel","description":"Wanted:\nOne young woman to take care of four-year-old boy.\nMust be cheerful, enthusiastic and selfless-bordering on masochistic\nMust relish sixteen-hour shifts with a deliberately nap-deprived pre-schooler\nMust love getting thrown up on, literally and figuratively, by everyone in his family\nMust enjoy the delicious anticipation of ridiculously erratic pay\nMostly, must love being treated like fungus found growing out of employers Hermes bag.\nThose who take it personally need not apply.\n\nWho wouldn't want this job?\n\nStruggling to graduate from NYU and afford her microscopic studio apartment, Nanny takes a position caring for the only son of the wealthy X family. She rapidly learns the insane amount of juggling involved to ensure that a Park Avenue wife who doesn't work, cook, clean, or raise her own child has a smooth day.\n\nWhen the Xs marriage begins to disintegrate, Nanny ends up involved way beyond the bounds of human decency or good taste. Her tenure with the X family becomes a nearly impossible mission to maintain the mental health of their four-year-old, her own integrity and, most importantly, her sense of humor. Over nine tense months Mrs. X and Nanny perform the age-old dance of decorum and power as they test the limits of modern-day servitude.\n\nThe Nanny Diaries deftly skewers the manner in which America's over-privileged raise les petites over-privileged-as if grooming them for a Best in Show competition. Written by two former nannies, this alternately comic and poignant satire punctures the glamour of Manhattan's upper class.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0312278586\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: HBSV.0312278586.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Mclaughlin, Emma|Kraus, Nicola\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Book  is in good condition and has some writing, underlining, and or highlighting inside. Cover may have some cosmetic wear.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"The Happy Book Stack ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52328848589101,"sku":"HBSV.0312278586.G","price":7.06,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0855\/6799\/6205\/files\/0312278586-0.jpg?v=1788036044","url":"https:\/\/www.thehappybookstack.com\/products\/the-nanny-diaries-a-novel-1","provider":"The Happy Book Stack ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}