The Perfect Nanny

"When Myriam, a mother and brilliant French-Moroccan lawyer, decides to return to work, she and her husband are forced to look for a caretaker for their two young children. They are thrilled to find Louise: the perfect nanny right from the start. Louise sings to the children, cleans the family's beautiful apartment in Paris's upscale tenth arrondissement, stays late whenever asked, and hosts enviable kiddie parties. But as the couple and the nanny become more dependent on each other, jealousy, resentment, and frustrations mount, shattering the idyllic tableau."

The Perfect Nanny by Leïla Slimani
Genres: Mystery/Suspense
four-stars

 

A predictable, but well written book that won the Goncourt Prize in 2016 (a.k.a. “Lullaby”) – more like a vacation read to me.