"The lives and escapades of these nannies will make you laugh and cringe." "Funny and sad, heartwarming and heartbreaking, and so well written that I actually gasped at an unexpected development" "As a nanny, I love reading books offering glimpses into lives of other nannies, fictional or real. This book was so hard to put down " What kind of people hire a clueless teenager to care for their children? New Yorkers--rich, famous, depraved or all of the above. Bored with the status quo and eager for new experiences, 19-year-old Michelle West drops out of college and moves away from home to work as an au pair in New York City.