Madame Doubtfire

Name: Madame Doubtfire
Author: Anne Fine

by Anne Fine

Father dresses as elderly female nanny to reconnect with children while escaping difficult marriage

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Anne Fine

Anne Fine is a British author and former Children's Laureate whose Madame Doubtfire and other novels for children and adults address domestic complexity with sharp wit. She is unusual in writing highly praised works for both children and adults.

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