Anna Farrier learns the hard way that in some careers, high-powered connections mean far more than actual talent. So, she becomes assistant to Cassandra Knight, author of scorching blockbusters whose real forte is social climbing. Unfortunately, the ad Anna answered is Cassandra's latest plan to bamboozle someone into becoming nanny to her son Zak-a post no one in his or her right mind would want.
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"Cute - British - Chicklit. This (and all of Holden's books) were great for reading on the metro - they really distracted me from the job I had at the time, which I hated! I recommend all of her books - not for brainfood, but for fun/escape/vacation reading."
— sandy (4 out of 5 stars)
" This book was o.k/good. It was a little boring in parts and ended weird but overall was a good read. "
— Autumn, 2/15/2014" The end was a bit of a mish mash of confusion, but a fun, silly read - a good beach book. "
— Crystal, 2/11/2014" One of the few chick lit books I have read in recent history where I was actually surprised by the plot development. Much more creative than your average rich-people-doing-bad-things book. My biggest complaint is that the main character seems to have approximately 0% personality. Luckily the supporting characters more than made up for it. "
— Kari, 2/9/2014" This was good fun! And there was much more to it than I thought when I picked it up in the library. Very funny, a good story with wonderfully exaggerated caricature characters. A real comedy to recommend! "
— Susan, 2/8/2014" Might be funny/amusing/interesting for others, but definitely not my cup of tea. :( "
— Anna, 2/7/2014" You may be tired of the nanny diary memoir glut, but pick this one up. A novel, this one, with some laugh-out-loud lines. "
— Sean, 1/28/2014" Started off promising but quickly deteriorated into a farcical predictable laborious one dimensional character filled sitcom. The puns were just awful and made it disjointed - however I only have myself to blame since the clue was all over the title. "
— Nina, 1/12/2014" Started off promising but then went downhill fast. You don't care anything about any of the characters or what happens to them. And by the end you are just scratching your head. I will try another of Wendy Holden's books to see if I like it more but I can't recommend this one. "
— Alexandra, 1/9/2014" Something like The Nanny, but British and twisty. Like most of Holden's books, I enjoyed it and then promptly forgot the finer things about it. I wish there'd been more Champagne d'Vine "
— Sasha, 12/27/2013" This is the second book by Wendy Holden that I'm reading. I liked the first so much that I checked out three more from the library. Fun, funny, easy reads. Perfect summer books! "
— Tami, 12/25/2013" I was not overly impressed. However, I did like some of the descriptions of people and events. It was pretty funny when she described the people disco dancing and Jett in his thong. "
— Denise, 12/21/2013" typical chick lit, but it was an easy read. "
— Alexis, 12/14/2013" A witty Brit version of the nanny business. "
— Maurice, 12/12/2013" I stopped reading this book around page 100. I felt this book boring and the characters were not interesting at all. The book has to be horrible for me to not want to finish reading it. "
— Nancy, 12/11/2013" Fast and humorous read. "
— yvette, 10/19/2013" confusing in the beginning but funny in the end. Need a tips? Just skip the nanny diaries alike part and enjoy the story while the main character meet the, ehm, match, a heir who also teaching romance writing. "
— Christian, 9/27/2013" kalo aku kurang suka sama ceritanya..tapi lumayan juga buat refreshing... "
— Lestiya, 9/23/2013" For some reason I remember really loving this book and laughing a lot. I think chick lit was new to me back then? "
— Lilly, 8/15/2013" Not my favorite book by Ms. Holden but worth a read if you can get it for a bargain and want a new spin on a romance story. Has funny and sad bits but not as good as Beautiful People to me. "
— Emily, 8/8/2013" And the search for good chick lit continues... "
— Sarah, 7/27/2013" Not the best I've read "
— Penelope, 6/16/2013" Slightly entertaining summer read that I picked up at a garage sale. "
— Katherine, 2/18/2013" Don't judge a book by it's cover. Because I did...and was sadly disappointed. This wasn't even good chick lit... "
— Amanda, 2/15/2013" This book was boring. I wasted my time. "
— Marilyn, 1/9/2013" Not really enjoy reading it "
— Lale, 12/7/2012" I had nothing else to read at the moment and I took this,but dear god ...this is such a trash;I really regret wasting my time on that.This is like feasting on junk food.This is great junk book. "
— Kasia, 11/2/2012" I wish I could give this book -5 stars. That's all I got to say. "
— Anna, 7/9/2012" I read this during a time in my life where I was desperately searching for good "chick-lit", but was a bit disappointed. "
— Michelle, 6/24/2012Wendy Holden is a successful journalist and fiction author. Born in Yorkshire, England, she studied English at Cambridge before becoming an editor for publications such as the Sunday Telegraph magazine, the Sunday Times style section, Apollo, and Tatler. She has written a number of books, including Gallery Girl, Marrying Up, Filthy Rich, Bad Heir Day, and others.
Diana Bishop is an AudioFile Earphones Award–winning narrator who has worked extensively in theater, including seasons with the Royal Shakespeare Company and also for the Arts Council of Great Britain and the British Council. She has twice been a member of the BBC’s Radio Drama Company and has made many television appearances. She is also a prizewinning poet and a writer of short stories and plays for theater and radio.