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What the Nanny Saw
What the Nanny Saw
Sep 12, 2025 4:11 PM

Author:Fiona Neill

What the Nanny Saw

A gripping exploration of life behind closed doors from the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Good Girl and The Betrayals

Nanny required to take care of needs of busy professional London family

When penniless student Ali Sparrow answers Bryony and Nick Skinner's advertisement her life changes overnight.

She is catapulted into the privileged and excessive world of London's financial elite. At first everything is overwhelming - from twins who speak their own language to a teenage girl with weight issues and a son almost her own age. Then there is Bryony, who has one eye on her dazzling career and the other on Ali's failings.

When boom turns to bust and a scandal erupts that suggests something corrupt has been hatched behind the Skinners' front door, their private life is suddenly public news. And as Ali becomes indispensible, she realizes she's witness to things she probably shouldn't see.

But is she principled enough to keep the family's secrets when the press come prowling for the inside scoop? Or will she dish the dirt on the family who never saw her as anything other than part of the scenery?

Reviews

So well-written, with such believable and engaging characters, it was an absolute joy to read

—— Daily Mail

Packed with observations of wince-making accuracy . . . Superb entertainment

—— The Times

Neill's characters are so cleverly depicted, you feel as if you've met at least one of them before

—— Vogue

Praise for Fiona Neill

—— -

Vivid and insightful

—— Guardian

A novel made for heated book club debates

—— Stylist

Topical, tense and addictive

—— Good Housekeeping

No one writes about modern family with more truth and authenticity

—— Lisa Jewell

Stands out from the crowd

—— Grazia

Sometimes touching, sometimes shocking

—— Daily Mail

Raises all kinds of contemporary issues with wit and sensitivity

—— Times

Cracking

—— Prima

Engrossing

—— My Weekly

Utterly unputdownable

—— Helen Walsh

Incisive, smart and at times darkly funny

—— Gillian McAllister

Astonishingly powerful

—— Nicola Moriarty

Brilliantly observed

—— Kathryn Hughes
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