false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170117418m/43533.jpg 43533 6 After losing her advertising job in San Francisco and canceling her wedding (though not her engagement) an unencumbered Melissa, who harbors grand illusions about life in England, heads off to a new job as au pair to the family of a Member of Parliament. But the minorly aristocratic Haig-Ereildouns&#8217; household falls far short of Melissa&#8217;s imaginings. Mrs. Haig-Ereildoun refers to Melissa as "her American girl" with a mixture of pride and contempt, expects her to share the children&#8217;s bathwater and, most importantly, entreats Melissa to " try to speak as we do." Heaven forbid the children pick up an American accent!<br><br>But then there is Nanny, the gloriously eccentric octogenarian who raised Mrs. H-E, who offers comfort, and much comic relief; nine-year-old Trevor, Melissa&#8217;s charge, whose wisdom and companionship redeem many a lonely day; and her budding friendship with a mysterious Englishman who is miles from her fiancé in every way. Melissa converses with Scotish fishermen, breakfasts with a French Minister of Culture, frequents island castles and sixteenth century manor houses, all the while straddling her ill-defined role (somewhere between houseguest and servant) with humor and grace. Melissa&#8217;s immersion in this unforgettable world teaches her more than she could possibly have imagined not only about the culture she has come to inhabit but, most importantly, about herself. 42960 2001 The Diary of an American Au Pair: A Novel total:111|5:1|4:29|3:40|2:32|1:9| 111 314 161 22 4 0 false false Mon Aug 25 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Jan 07 12:49:12 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 07 12:49:12 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Feb 15 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Jul 28 14:04:48 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 28 14:04:48 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jan 05 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 05 10:10:58 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 06 13:01:15 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jun 22 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 19 17:46:02 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 22 22:19:09 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Jul 10 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Jan 30 01:19:04 -0800 2008 Mon Sep 15 13:35:20 -0700 2008 1 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2003 Sat Jan 10 07:36:57 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 10 07:39:09 -0800 2009 The Nanny Diaries. More genuine and sincere, less complaining and whining.]]> 4 0 false false Sat Aug 08 14:36:05 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 08 14:36:48 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Dec 13 11:43:57 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 13 11:44:47 -0800 2008 2 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004 Fri Jul 06 01:24:53 -0700 2007 Fri Jul 06 01:25:00 -0700 2007 more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Dec 12 13:30:09 -0800 2008 Fri Sep 19 13:46:20 -0700 2008 Fri Dec 12 13:30:09 -0800 2008 3 0 false false Thu Jun 04 19:03:54 -0700 2009 Sat Mar 28 16:26:41 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 04 19:03:54 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Wed Aug 06 13:50:25 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 06 14:15:43 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Tue May 27 18:01:33 -0700 2008 Tue May 27 18:02:30 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sat Nov 24 20:37:34 -0800 2007 Sat Nov 24 20:38:25 -0800 2007 4 0 false false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2001 Fri Jan 04 16:34:05 -0800 2008 Fri Jan 04 16:34:05 -0800 2008 1 0 false false Sun May 18 09:06:46 -0700 2008 Thu May 22 17:13:35 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Sat Jul 19 20:05:21 -0700 2008 Sat Jul 19 20:05:46 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Aug 20 12:25:06 -0700 2007 Mon Aug 20 16:30:25 -0700 2007 1 0 false false Sat Jan 03 08:43:34 -0800 2009 Tue Jul 28 12:59:03 -0700 2009 1 0 false false Wed Apr 16 11:04:38 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 16 11:10:13 -0700 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=43533