Devotion
A Novel

Perhaps I somehow overlooked it, but this novel seems to be missing a point. Devotion appears to be a story about absolutely nothing. Maybe it's a character study of female relationships, but honestly, even that seems a stretch. What it is, fellow readers, is a book full of plot holes, story lin......more

Devotion is this summer's Social Creature, a propulsive 'poor girl meets rich girl' story set in Manhattan, chronicling the mutually destructive relationship between two young women, Elle and Lonnie. Elle is hired as a nanny for Lonnie's infant son, and soon her resentment toward her employer turns......more

Well, that was anticlimactic. Also kinkier than I was expecting. It sets the scene like this: Ella becomes a nanny for a rich couple, and becomes a little obsessed with Lonnie. Ella has nothing and Lonnie has everything so Ella naturally covets Lonnie's life, and it begins to get a little creepy. Now,......more

Ella is twenty six years old and broke. She gets hired by a rich couple to be their nanny. Ella is soon obsessed by the young mother, Lonnie. They are both the same age but their lifestyles are very different. This is quite a creepy read. I did prefer the first part of the book. The second part seeme......more

I devoured Devotion in short order- a beautifully descriptive prose sinks you into the life of Ella and her ever growing devotion to Lonnie her employer, both women are gorgeously drawn, ethereal and quirky in their own separate ways, when brought together things end up somewhat explosive. The whole......more