She can't leave

Considered the voice of British feminist conscience in the 1960s, the controversial Fay Weldon turns her fictional machine gun on a couple torn between pursuing their own dreams and finding the perfect nanny. In SHE CAN'T GO AWAY, she creates a fable about love, marriage, family... and the importance of sumptuous lunches and good genetics. Hattie, a beautiful and wealthy literary agent, and Martyn, a journalist committed to social causes, are slightly out of sync with the arrival of their first daughter. The young mother feels overwhelmed by the household chores inherited with maternity leave and dreams of a nanny. Martyn, however, has serious ethical reservations about domestic servants. Modern medieval servants. But upon experiencing the peace and order brought by the young Polish woman Agnieszka Wyszynska, Martyn's political convictions succumb. Just as seems to be the fate of his relationship with Hattie. Especially after watching the nanny demonstrate her skills as a cook and... exotic dancer. The situation becomes more complicated when Hattie's grandmother, Frances, discovers that Agnieszka is actually Ukrainian. And an illegal immigrant. To keep her in the country, in his home, and perhaps in his bed, Martyn is willing to do anything. But what will the consequences be? A delightful story that revolves around the hardships and pleasures of the battle of the sexes. With sharp humor, witty dialogue, and sharp satire, SHE CAN'T LEAVE is a modern moral allegory. The saga of a privileged British family in the age of political correctness.