"And God Created the Au Pair..."

"And God Created the Au Pair"

I am sure everyone has a "Book of the Season" - at least everyone who reads for pleasure. Those have been some of my favorite reads ever. This summer's BOTS was "And God Created the Au Pair". It was simply too funny not to laugh.

Written as emails between two sisters, this book made me happy. I have read a few books in the email format and often they seem a little curt. Certainly we all do that in emails at some point. I try, being very aware that emotion is hard to pull off in an email, to add lots of clues to my tone and mood. So too do these chicks. The result is like re-reading my own Tales of the Toddlers, as written to my best friends Lisa and Nancy or to the grandparents and my sister.

I have hesitated in recommending this book to non-parent friends. It isn't that they won't enjoy it. But really, the full impact is acquired when you read a passage and find yourself nodding "Yep, that might happen." If you are looking for a light, fun read -this is it. If your signifiacnt other is like mine, do read when they aren't around. I usually read in bed and boy, Eric was darn lucky he falls asleep in 20 seconds flat.... only rarely did I wake him up to read him a passage - though there were plenty I thought he'd appreciate.