Wanted

I went into this book expecting some funny stories about nannying for the ultra-wealthy, and while it absolutely delivered those, it also went much deeper. The author contrasts her own childhood growing up in a chaotic household led by young, poor parents to the lives of her nanny charges, where eve......more

A fascinating memoir about nannying for NYCs one percenters. Told with empathy and humor it shines a light on capitalism, society culture and the outsourcing of child care. Think if the nanny diaries was real. The author is a fantastic narrator and it’s extremely readable. The author treats the paren......more

The only reason this didn't get 5/5 stars from me is the writing itself. For the beginnings of some chapters, it took too long to get the context I needed in order to establish which point in Stephanie's timeline it was in. That was the ONLY issue I had with this book. When it comes to social class,......more

I FLEW through this book, truly so readable. Class is such a complicated topic and I feel like Steph really dug into it. I loved the ways in which the book went back and forth between time periods, showing the levels of poverty that Steph grew up in and then the next page focusing on the present whe......more

Reads like a long form people magazine article.......more