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Title: Strung out dramatic tension
Review: This book builds and builds to its dramatic end and is ultimately disappointing. The foreshadowing is annoying rather than suspense building. The book also includes a lot of tangents and details that detract from the story itself. The more interesting characters (like the in-laws) are often set aside to dwell on the archtypes of the overly-helpful nanny, the distracted and unfaithful husband and the overextended working mother.The climactic revelation of the nanny's misdeeds is historically short-sighted. The nanny's breech was long considered essential to taking care of children. Two hundred years ago the breech would have been a status symbol, rather than grounds for dismissal.I thought a good editor might have been able to shape this book into something more cohesive.
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