A Gate at the Stairs by Lorrie Moore

Faber Faber
A Gate at the Stairs by Lorrie Moore
Twentyyearold Tassie Keltjin a halfJewish farmers daughter from the plains of the Midwest has come to university. When she takes a job as a parttime nanny to a couple who seem at once mysterious and glamorous Tassie is drawn into the life of their newlyadopted child and increasingly complicated household.