What the Nanny Saw

from marcyjill

Any fans of Slummy Mummy will likely enjoy this book as well. Once again Ms. Neill takes a weighty topic and infuses humor and humanness to make it very accessible. Although this book was slow-paced, I still enjoyed it quite a lot. I felt like the pacing was somewhat deliberate in that it really ...

from alaskabookworm

Ali Sparrow is an indebted student who lands a nannying job for a very wealthy London family. Though short on childcare experience, her topnotch grades inspire confidence in her new employers, the Skinners. Though initially out of place, Ali eventually forges a bond with the Skinner children, and...

from voracious

Ali is a 23 year old Nanny under the employ of an outrageously wealthy British family when the 2008 world financial crisis hits. Nick and Bryony Skinner both had extremely successful careers, Nick as a Bank Manager and Bryony as the head of a Financial PR firm. The novel starts with a scene close...

from applessixeleven

Slow, but still a good read. Ali the nanny is a bit flat as a character but I suppose she serves as the lens through which her employers, the Skinners are seen by the readers. Not bad. I'm intrigued enough by this author to want to read Slummy Mummy, her debut novel.

from agjuba

I requested this book from the Early Reviewers as it was set in my favorite place, London, and because I thought I might learn a little something about the recent financial crisis. Like other reviewers, I had a hard time "getting into" the book. In the end, I felt the story was more about being a...