{"product_id":"9780312278588","title":"The Nanny Diaries","description":"\u003cp\u003eWanted:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne young woman to take care of four-year-old boy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMust be cheerful, enthusiastic and selfless-bordering on masochistic\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMust relish sixteen-hour shifts with a deliberately nap-deprived pre-schooler\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMust love getting thrown up on, literally and figuratively, by everyone in his family\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMust enjoy the delicious anticipation of ridiculously erratic pay\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMostly, must love being treated like fungus found growing out of employers Hermes bag. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThose who take it personally need not apply.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWho wouldn't want this job?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStruggling 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Nanny Diaries\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"St. Martin's Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47012049912048,"sku":"9780312278588","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780312278588_p0.gif?v=1763676647","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780312278588","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}