Struggling to graduate from NYU and afford her microscopic-sized studio apartment, Nanny takes a position caring for the only son of the wealthy X family. She rapidly learns the insane amount of juggling involved to ensure that a Park Avenue wife who doesn’t work, cook, clean, or raise her child has a smooth day. When the Xes’ marriage begins to disintegrate, Nanny ends up involved way beyond the bounds of human decency or good taste. Her tenure with the X family becomes a nearly impossible mission to maintain the mental health of their four-year-old, her own integrity, and, most important, her sense of humor. Over nine tense months Mrs. X and Nanny performs the age-old dance of decorum and power as they test the limits of modern-day servitude.

Jane says: If you have every wondered what goes on in a New York society marriage this is the book for you. Since both of the authors of this book are former nannies they know from experience what the craziness is all about. The antics of the X family are highly entertaining.