The caretakers : a novel /
Bestor-Siegal, Amanda,
The caretakers : a novel / Amanda Bestor-Siegal. - First edition. - 337 pages ; 24 cm
Set in a wealthy Parisian suburb, an emotionally riveting debut told from the point of view of six women, and centered around a group of au pairs, one of whom is arrested after a sudden and suspicious tragedy strikes her host family--a dramatic exploration of identity, class, and caregiving from a profoundly talented new writer. In 2015 Paris, a young au pair is arrested after the sudden death of her young charge and finds herself caught in the middle of turbulent dynamics of her host family's household, in this novel told from six women's point of view--all of whom know the truth. 2015 Paris. Alena, an American au pair, is arrested after the sudden death of her young charge. The grieving mother believes Alena is to blame. The truth lies with six women: it lies in the secrets they keep, the pressures they bear. Their miscommunication and misunderstandings that can have fatal consequences.-- adapted from jacket
9780063138186 0063138182
Women--Fiction.
Au pairs--Fiction.
Children--Death--Fiction.
Social classes--Fiction.
Child care--Fiction.
Family secrets--Fiction.
Americans--France--Paris--Fiction.
Paris (France)--Fiction.
Detective and mystery fiction.
Domestic fiction.
Novels.
The caretakers : a novel / Amanda Bestor-Siegal. - First edition. - 337 pages ; 24 cm
Set in a wealthy Parisian suburb, an emotionally riveting debut told from the point of view of six women, and centered around a group of au pairs, one of whom is arrested after a sudden and suspicious tragedy strikes her host family--a dramatic exploration of identity, class, and caregiving from a profoundly talented new writer. In 2015 Paris, a young au pair is arrested after the sudden death of her young charge and finds herself caught in the middle of turbulent dynamics of her host family's household, in this novel told from six women's point of view--all of whom know the truth. 2015 Paris. Alena, an American au pair, is arrested after the sudden death of her young charge. The grieving mother believes Alena is to blame. The truth lies with six women: it lies in the secrets they keep, the pressures they bear. Their miscommunication and misunderstandings that can have fatal consequences.-- adapted from jacket
9780063138186 0063138182
Women--Fiction.
Au pairs--Fiction.
Children--Death--Fiction.
Social classes--Fiction.
Child care--Fiction.
Family secrets--Fiction.
Americans--France--Paris--Fiction.
Paris (France)--Fiction.
Detective and mystery fiction.
Domestic fiction.
Novels.