Book Review: Nanny Dearest

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[/i]Sue Keller is lost. When her father dies suddenly, she's orphaned in her mid-twenties, her mother already long gone. Then Sue meets Annie. It's been twenty years but Annie could never forget that face. She was Sue's live-in nanny at their big house upstate, and she loved Sue like she was her own.[i] [/i]Craving connection and mothering, Sue is only eager to welcome Annie back into her life, but as they become inseparable once again, Sue starts to uncover the truth about Annie's unsettling time in the Keller house all those years ago, particularly the manner of her departure - or dismissal. At the same time, she begins to grow increasingly alarmed for the safety of the two new charges currently in Annie's care.[i] [/i]Told in alternating points of views - Annie in the mid '90's and Sue in the present day - this taut novel of suspense will keep you turning the pages right up to the shocking end.[i] ~~~~ I have to admit, I was disappointed in this novel. I thought it was a thriller even though it is not marketed as one. It's a disturbing story, yes. I don't know what genre it actually falls under. There is a question that is left unanswered as well. The alternating points of view in the different time periods is a little confusing because in the present Annie is referred to as Anneliese. In the past, Sue is referred to as Suzannah and Suzy. I found this confusing. The points of view changes were made obvious with font changes, which was helpful. Otherwise I would have been totally confused. In the synopsis it refers to Annies "departure - or dismissal". It was not a dismissal but the result of this left a question that went unanswered. It is suggested but not actually shown. Sue was 2-3 years old when Annie was her nanny. She doesn't remember Annie (Anneliese), but as to how that relationship came to end is left somewhat questionable. The obsession Annie has with Suzy is creepy to say the least. It is definitely is a disturbing story.