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The Perfect Nanny

by Leila Slimani

The New York Times — 10 Best Books · Recommendation

The Perfect Nanny by Leila Slimani was selected for The New York Times Book Review’s 2018 Ten Best Books list in fiction. The catalog records the selection as bibliographic fact and links readers to the newspaper’s original annual list.

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