"The Nanny Diaries," the new novel, offers a jaundiced look at the babysitter scene in super-rich, affection-deprived families.
With deep affection and appreciation".
This is one of the warmest of her novels, rich with family affection, shadowed by history.
But, although this mother of five children fathered by five different men is rich in reciprocated affection, she is blocked from the power of knowledge, because she has no written language: the only letter she can write is "A".
We're instructed to compete for a rich sadist's affection, to impress him and emulate his habits, with the final result of endless riches and a psychological state that's fifty shades of fucked up.
Although I acquired my first Coach handbag as a college junior and felt proud carrying the expensive, rich leather, my affection for the brand has since waned considerably due to the hideous logo bags and the stretch of time when Coach attempted couture.
As much as the unemployed factory worker in Pennsylvania harbours no affection for the rich, the convention offered him little.
His Hercegovina connections and his links to the "new rich", however, earn him no affection among ordinary Croats, who resent the prosperity of the few in a recession.Another hardliner, Vladimir Seks, the deputy speaker, looks a better prospect.
This time, the passion that linked them professionally was their mutual affection for showcasing their rich cultural heritage.
Elena — in her 50s, dutiful and taciturn — lives with her older, much richer husband, who shows her little affection but appears to depend on her.
Before the turn of the 20th century, it was considered a top beach resort, rivaling Newport for the affections of the vacationing rich.
