Love, Nina: Despatches from Family Life

Love, Nina: Despatches from Family Life by Nina Stibbe is the laugh-out-loud story of the trials and tribulations of a very particular family. In 1982 Nina Stibbe, a 20-year-old from Leicester, moved to London to work as a nanny for a very particular family. It was a perfect match: Nina had no idea how to cook, look after children or who the weirdos were who called round. And the family, busy discussing such arcane subjects as how to swear in German or the merits (or otherwise) of turkey mince,...

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revol_junk16 апреля 2015 г.
"This beautiful stained-glass is very old & fragile, please close doors gently."
Both Sam and me admitted that the note made us want to slam the door very hard. Sam said he felt horrible for thinking that. I didn't. I think it's normal to think like that and that's why I'd never write a note like that. You're asking for trouble. Like when people write 'Handle with care', what do they think people are going to do? Handle with care?
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revol_junk14 апреля 2015 г.
Being a nanny is great. Not like a job really, just like living in someone else's life.
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revol_junk21 апреля 2015 г.
It's very nice having Nick Nichols from SDU around. Just when you think everything's shit, he says how great everything is in his American accent and it's convincing.
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