The Babysitter

by Diana Diamond

Book Overview

How far will one man and his wife go to protect their privileged lives? Gordon Acton is a well heeled Congressional candidate and hopes to attract votes by hiring a young minority woman as a babysitter for their children during their summer on Cape Cod. Theresa Santiago is wise beyond her years as well as alluringly attractive. But is she the answer to the Actons' domestic woes and political aspirations, or a threat to everything they hold dear? After...

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312983646
• ISBN13: 9780312983642
• Release Date: August 2002
• Publisher: St. Martin's Press
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 4.1" x 6.8"

Customer Reviews

Smooth transaction!

This book kept me riveted until the very last page. Well written, "The Babysitter" has several twists and turns that will keep you guessing, and a few that will surprise you!

The Babysitter

I like this book because it kept me on the edge of my seat. Like what would Gordon's wife do if she found out that he has been lying to her about the babysitter. I read this book everyday because I wanted to know what would happen. The suspense kept me going. The book moves ones imagination and its satisfying. Its a gripping page turner...Diamond keeps use guessing...right to the end. Will the wife find out all her husbands secrets and lies about his seat on congress or the babysitter. I gave this book five star because it was one of the the best books I read. I recommend it to anyone to read.

Why Haven't I Heard of Diana Diamond Before?

The Babysitter is the first book I have read by Diana Diamond. I wasn't sure I'd like it; figured it might be unoriginal. I was wrong. Great read. Really stirs up some emotions. She takes you right into the thought processes of the characters. If all of Diana Diamond's books are as captivating as this one was, I will read them all, and will be looking for the next one and the one after that.

You Will Not Be Able To Set This Book Down

Very short review because I don't want to give away any of the many twists in this story. Very gripping. An under privileged young woman from an immigrant family who always puts other before herself.....or maybe that's not true.....oh, wait, yes it is---I think. That's how my mind was working as I read this book. I almost burned steaks on the grill because this story volleys back and forth so intriguingly.This will give another way to look at the political game during election campaigning.If you like suspense and reading something to keep you on the edge of your seat and reading til you fall asleep at 2am only to wake up at 6 to start reading again....this is the one. If the author's other book, The Trophy Wife, is as good as this.....I will be amazed.

Timely and entertaining

At first, I thought not ANOTHER book about the au pair to disrupt the "perfect" family. I started it anyway and though it's not radically different, it's different enough that after about the first third, there's no putting this book down. It's probably the best of the bunch. The father in the book is a Congressional candidate, his wife a doctorial candidate, and the au pair is smart enough to double as much as an intern to the wife as babysitter to the children. Of course, she's beautiful and wins the kids over, too. Beyond that, would give away too much of this unsettling plot. If like me, you would rather read than watch non-stop Condit/Levy coverage on cable, you'll enjoy this book.