u003cbu003eu003ciu003eShe 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.u003cbru003eu003cbru003eu003c/iu003eu003cbu003eu003cbu003eu003cbu003eOne of the u003cbu003e10 BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR of u003cbu003eu003cbu003eu003cbu003eu003ciu003eThe New York Times Book Reviewu003c/iu003e,u003c/bu003eu003c/bu003eu003c/bu003e by the author of u003ciu003eAdèle, Sex and Lies,u003c/iu003e and u003ciu003eIn the Country of Othersu003c/iu003eu003c/bu003eu003c/bu003eu003c/bu003eu003cbru003eu003cbru003e“A great novel . . . Incredibly engaging and disturbing . . . Slimani has us in her thrall.” —u003cbu003eRoxane Gay, u003ciu003eNew York Timesu003c/iu003e bestselling author of u003ciu003eBad Feministu003c/iu003e and u003ciu003eHungeru003c/iu003eu003c/bu003eu003cbru003eu003cbru003e“One of the most important books of the year. You can’t unread it.” —u003cbu003eBarrie Hardymon, NPR’s u003ciu003eWeekend Editionu003c/iu003eu003c/bu003eu003c/bu003eu003cbru003eu003c/bu003eu003cbru003eWhen 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, u003ciu003eThe Perfect Nannyu003c/iu003e is a compulsive, riveting, bravely observed exploration of power, class, race, domesticity, motherhood, and madness—and the American debut of an immensely talented writer.
