The Pleasing Hour -- Lily King, Paperback

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The Pleasing Hour -- Lily King, PaperbackLily King's highly acclaimed, award winning debut novel is the story of Rosie, an American au pair in Paris whose coming of age defies all our usual conceptions of navet and experience. Rosie is fleeing an unspeakable loss that has left her homesick for her family. As she awkwardly grasps for the words to communicate with and connect to Nicole, the cool, distant, and beautifully polished mother of the three children she cares for, Rosie's bond with

and she is indebted to them for consolation

a traumatic childhood has kept her confined to the strict routines of her comfort zone

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A sweeping tale of bravery and betrayal

he offers her a dream opportunity at the youth center he coordinates

But Miles and Sloane are determined to save their "normie" holiday

become intertwined on a routine mission upon discovering an ancient sentient robot known as Huxley

But when he ends up as a captured prisoner

This book works

As their journeys push them closer together

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