The Perfect Nanny

I received a DIGITAL Advance Reader Copy of this book from #NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. From the publisher - The #1 international bestseller and winner of France’s most prestigious literary prize, the Goncourt—the first book by a Moroccan (and pregnant) woman to win 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.

Crazy book --- good, but crazy that I have to describe this book without giving away any of the plot. I had a hard time keeping track of All the people who wrote in first person form confused me despite their importance to the narrative. And the ending? I almost threw my Kindle across the room I was so ticked off. (but not as ticked off at the end of "Gone, Baby Gone")Arggggggggh. Read the book to understand this although I am not sure I truly 100% understood the book. France's MOST PRESTIGIOUS LITERARY PRIZE??? I expect nothing less from a country that hails Jerry Lewis as the funniest man on earth --- stick to cheese, France. Stick to cheese.