The au pair
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Last published Tue, Feb 10, 2026
When Leah accepts a job as an au pair in a quiet Nordic town, all she's expecting is routines, school runs, bedtime stories and maybe a little space to figure out her own life. But the moment she steps into Elise's home, everything shifts. There's something about the way Elise moves through the world, kind, unshakable and warm in a way Leah hasn't felt in a long time.
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