mikolee's review
3.0
Interesting novel told thru eyes of fillipino nanny and her composer employer in Hollywood. The characters felt very real. The composer needy, neurotic and somewhat anxious in her marriage to a comedy writer. The nanny perfunctory down to earth. Providing immense love to her various charges and constantly sending money home to ensure her own children receive a solid education to live a better life then she. I was surprised at the authors ability to get into the head if the nanny. When I was working in NYC I often tripped over the plethora of nannies of color meeting in the parks with their toe headed charges. I often wondered what went on. I wanted more if that then this novel had to offer. The book of nanny stories could have been more fleshed out.
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