Diary of an American Au Pair A Novel

Name: Diary of an American Au Pair A Novel
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ISBN: 9781400032648

ISBN-10: 1400032644

ISBN-13: 9781400032648

Edition: 2003 (Reprint)

Authors: Marjorie Leet Ford

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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’ household falls far short of Melissa’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’s bathwater and, most importantly, entreats Melissa to " try to speak as we do." Heaven forbid the children pick up an American accent! But then there is Nanny, the gloriously eccentric octogenarian who raised…

Book details

List price: $13.00
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Publication date: 4/8/2003
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 352
Size: 5.14" wide x 7.96" long x 0.71" tall
Weight: 0.550