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" Stephanie Kiser's emotionally honest memoir about nannying for New York's elite is a thoughtful meditation on the way social class separates our realities, even amid the universality of motherhood and maturation. — Blythe Grossberg, author of I Left My Homework in the Hamptons What are the lives of America's richest families really like? Their nannies see it all... When Stephanie Kiser moves to New York City after college to pursue a career in writing, she quickly learns that her entry-level salary won't cover the high cost of living—never mind her crushing student loan debt. But there is one in-demand job that pays more than enough to allow Stephanie to stay in the city: nannying for the 1%. Desperate to escape the poverty of her own childhood, Stephanie falls into a job that hijacks her life for the next seven years: a glorified personal assistant to toddlers on Manhattan's Upper East Side. At first, nannying seems like the perfect solution—the high pay covers Stephanie's bills, and she's surprised by how attached she becomes to the kids she cares for, even as she gasps over Prada baby onesies and preschools that cost more than her college tuition. But the grueling twelve-hour days leave her little time to see her friends, date, or pursue any creative projects that might lead to a more prestigious career. The allure of the seemingly-glamorous job begins to dull as Stephanie comes to understand more about what really happens behind the closed doors of million-dollar Park Avenue apartments—and that money doesn't guarantee happiness. Soon she will have to decide whether to stay with the children she's grown to love, or if there's something better out there just beyond her reach. Wanted: Toddler's Personal Assistant is alternately poignant and funny, a portrait of a generation of Americans struggling to find work they love balanced against the headwinds of global uncertainty and an economy stacked against anyone trying to work their way up from the bottom. It's a provocative story of class, caregiving, friendship, and family—and a juicy, voyeuristic peek behind the curtain of obscene wealth and the privilege and opportunity that comes with it. "
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Rezension(1): "〈a href=http://www.kirkusreviews.com target=blank〉〈img src=https://images.contentreserve.com/kirkus_logo.png alt=Kirkus border=0 /〉〈/a〉: July 15, 2024 A nanny's glimpse into the homes of some of America's wealthiest families. After graduating from college, Kiser set out for New York, seeking to become a writer. Quickly realizing that writing wasn't going to pay the bills, she became a nanny for the ultrawealthy. I'm waiting outside the school pickup line sandwiched between Drew Barrymore and a cousin of George W. Bush, she writes on the first page. Steve Martin and his wife are a few spots ahead. Eventually, the shiny newness of their celebrity status wore out, as she discovered that most of New York's uber-wealthy reap their lavish benefits off the backs of hardworking Americans. She also came to understand that they will always have the upper hand due to a rigged financial system. On the other side of that coin, Kiser shows parents struggling to provide for their children (including herself), many of whom are unable to afford new clothes, let alone expensive Versace onesies. After getting burned out from the long hours and demanding nature of her job, the author admits, The people I worked for had all the markers of success: savings, assets, a beautiful home, children they could easily provide for. I had a few thousand in the bank and a 24/7 work mentality. My life looked so much better than it had growing up, but I wondered now if I had lost more than I had gained. Was Iactually doing well, or had people who had far more than I did just tricked me intobelieving I was? Despite the constant hurdles she jumped over and the unfairness and hypocrisy she saw every day, humor and wit pervade her page-turning tales, allowing a lightness to peek through her poignant, pertinent employment experiences. A unique examination of persistent wealth inequality in the U.S. COPYRIGHT(2024) Kirkus Reviews, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. "
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