Look at Us

Name: Look at Us
Brand: HighBridge Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: T. L. Toma
ISBN: 9781696604987

Author: T. L. Toma

Narrator: Christina Delaine

Unabridged: 10 hr 45 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Highbridge Audio

Published: 01/25/2022

Categories: Fiction, Family Life

Synopsis

Martin, a market analyst, and Lily, a corporate attorney, have a life that many would envy—they share an expensive New York apartment with their twin toddlers, sample the delicacies of Manhattan's finest restaurants, and take Caribbean vacations. But when the couple's nanny announces her imminent departure, they panic: how will they ever find a replacement capable of managing their spirited boys? Enter Maeve, a young Irish émigré. Neither of them imagines how indispensable she will become, either to the household or to their marriage. As the family's domestic bliss takes an unexpected turn, a different type of intimacy evolves, leading to an explosive finale.

A captivating, trenchant portrait of class and sexual dynamics, Look at Us reveals just how fragile our social arrangements really are.

About T. L. Toma

T. L. Toma is the author of two novels: Border Dance and Look at Us. He studied philosophy at Brown University and Northwestern University, where he received his PhD. He has taught in prisons, migrant labor camps, and adult literacy programs and currently teaches at Laredo College, Palo Alto College, and Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Sofia Fresia

New York, una coppia di genitori della società bene in difficoltà dopo la nascita di due gemelli, una ragazza irlandese che viene assunta per badare ai bambini e alla casa: pochi personaggi e dinamiche prevedibili in Guardaci, che tuttavia resta un romanzo che tra i tanti che parlano di relazioni di......more

Goodreads review by VITTORIA

Molto lento, descrizioni troppo approfondite non utili alla storia che comunque non ha uno svolgimento interessante a mio avviso, non l'ho ancora ben capita, magari gli ridarò una seconda possibilità più in là......more

Goodreads review by La_fede_legge

La vita di coppia di Lily e Martin, genitori di due gemelli, viene arricchita con dall'arrivo di una nuova tata, assunta proprio per prendersi cura dei loro bambini. La calma e la pacatezza della ragazza, tuttavia, nascondono retroscena un po' particolari: affascinata dalla relazione dei due coniugi......more

Goodreads review by Erin

T.L. Toma, the author of this strange sad story can definitely write. My question is why this story? A dysfunctional couple with a barren sex life are forced to hire a young Irish nanny for their young twins when their current one quits. One night as the couple are attempting to have sex the nanny a......more