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And God Created the Au Pair

  • Paperback
  • Author: Benedicte Newland, Pascale Smets
  • Publisher: Plume
  • Release Date: April 2006
  • ISBN-10: B000VYK8IE

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hard to stay interested

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Maybe it's a mom thing. I am not a mom. I just didn't get it. I was expecting something more along the lines of "the Nanny Diaries" but this book is from a mother's perspective (2 moms in fact) and it lacks interest. It is all written in letter/email form and very hard to follow at first. It is not a difficult read, but it leaves you wondering why you wasted the time!

Au Pair

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It was a good read, and I received the book in a timely fashion.

Laugh out loud funny funny take on family life

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This book, written by two sisters, fittingly features two British sisters, Nell and Charlotte, both of whom are married with three children. Nell has recently relocated to Canada, whereas Charlotte is back home in a money pit-type house (complete with the ever-present handman) on the outskirts of London. The book consists mainly of email correspondence between the two of them, although letters to other family members and friends are mixed in occasionally. Perhaps a bit unrealistically, both Nell and Charlotte are endlessly witty, always quick with a return quip and eager to top each other's horror stories of child-rearing (in contrast with what the unlikely title of the book might suggest, only Charlotte actually employs au pairs). Yet surprisingly, both are eager to have a fourth child, and their struggles around this make for the book's few moments of seriousness. Although I don't have children myself, the humor of family surburban living is relatable to just about anyone, and thus I wouldn't hesitate to recommend this novel to anyone, singles and mothers alike. A great fun read!

Hysterical laughter when reading...

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This book has now reached the UK (I note that previous reviewers were all the other side of the Atlantic) and has tickled this Brit's sense of humour. Best be alone when reading, as you simply cannot help laughing out loud at the antics of the irrepressible Hugh - and oh! did I ever relate to some of his misdeeds! You have to read the book to find out the trials and tribulations of the two sisters and how they deal with their little darlings - and the elusive Au Pairs of the title. Unputdownable!

Hilarious Must Read

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I received this book as a birthday gift & devoured it. The format was refreshingly unique... email's between sisters who are separated by an ocean. The topics were relavent to everyday life (parenting & marriage in particular) but with a very humorous twist. Be perpared to laugh out loud...