Searching for Mary Poppins: Women Write About the Intense Relationship Between Mothers and Nannies

Bys: Susan Davis and Gina Hyams

Book Overview

With wit, sensitivity, and unflinching honesty,? Searching for Mary Poppins ?brings together twenty-five of today's leading woman writers?including Marisa de los Santos, Susan Cheever, Joyce Maynard,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1594630232
• ISBN13: 9781594630231
• Release Date: September 2006
• Publisher: Hudson Street Press
• Length: 293 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.8" x 8.6"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

Like therapy for moms with nannies!

This book is FABULOUS. I was sad when it ended. It's good for a few reasons: it consists of short stories, so you can read when you only have a few minutes, it brings out the feelings you didn't know you had about having a nanny (besides sometimes guilt), you see life and motherhood from many mom's perspectives, and you find yourself saying, "yes, I know!" to many statements made. It's a great read.

A Great Read!

I was quite excited to read this book having been a (British) professional nanny for a long time. I found the book to be very touching and felt like I could go on reading about the relationships between mother's and nannies forever, it was really interesting to take a glimpse into the lives of these families. (I was hoping for a great story about a Brit nanny and mother relationship). I really do recommend that parents and nannies read this fabulous collection of stories.

Interesting Book

This book contains essays by mothers who have employed nannies (most illegal) in the past. It analyzes the relationship between mothers and nannies and really explores the wealth of emotions that mothers go through. Highly recommeded!