When Myriam decides to return to work after having children, she and her husband look for the perfect caretaker for their two children. They never dreamed they would find Louise: a quiet, polite and devoted woman who sings to their children, cleans the family's chic apartment, and stays late without complaint The couple and nanny become more dependent on each other. But as jealousy, resentment and suspicions increase, Myriam and Paul's idyllic tableau is shattered... Winner of the Prix Goncourt.