{"product_id":"the-perfect-nanny-a-novel","title":"The Perfect Nanny","description":"\u003cb\u003eOne of \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e’s 50 Best Thrillers of the 21st Century\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne of \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times’s \u003c\/i\u003e10 Best Books of 2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e*Soon to be an HBO series starring Nicole Kidman and Maya Erskine*\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShe 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.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A great novel . . . Incredibly engaging and disturbing . . . Slimani has us in her thrall.” —\u003cb\u003eRoxane Gay, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eBad Feminist\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHunger\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“One of the most important books of the year. You can’t unread it.” —\u003cb\u003eBarrie Hardymon, NPR’s \u003ci\u003eWeekend Edition\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen 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, \u003ci\u003eThe Perfect Nanny\u003c\/i\u003e is a compulsive, riveting, bravely observed exploration of power, class, race, domesticity, motherhood, and madness—and the American debut of an immensely talented writer.","brand":"Leila Slimani","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54134744908144,"sku":"9780143132172","price":24.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0985\/0463\/8832\/files\/26123703482238.jpg?v=1786226021","url":"https:\/\/papervalebooks.com\/products\/the-perfect-nanny-a-novel","provider":"Papervale Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}