The Perfect Nanny - Leila Slimani

Written by Leila Slimani
Read by Finty Williams
Format: MP3
Bitrate: 64 Kbps
Unabridged

Publisher: Books on Tape
Release date: March 19, 2019
Duration: 05:48:31

Sam Taylor - translator

When 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, The Perfect Nanny is a compulsive, riveting, bravely observed exploration of power, class, race, domesticity, motherhood, and madness—and the American debut of an immensely talented writer.

“Slimani received France’s Goncourt Prize for this unsettling tale of a nanny who insinuates herself into every aspect of her employers’ lives, with tragic results. ….. Taylor’s spare, understated translation underscores the quiet desperation, economic struggles, and crushing loneliness that build to Louise’s final act. Those seeking a thought-provoking character study will appreciate this gripping anatomy of a crime.” —Publishers Weekly