Such a Fun Age
'The book of the year' Independent
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3.7 • 46 Ratings
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- €8.99
Publisher Description
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'Essential. This year's hit debut' - Guardian
'A biting tale of race and class' - Sunday Times
'I couldn't put this down' - Jojo Moyes
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The instant Sunday Times and New York Times bestseller
Longlisted for the Booker Prize
A Times, Guardian, Sunday Times, Telegraph, Mail on Sunday, Red, Good Housekeeping and Cosmopolitan Book of the Year
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When Emira is apprehended at a supermarket for 'kidnapping' the white child she's actually babysitting, it sets off an explosive chain of events. Her employer Alix, a feminist blogger with the best of intentions, resolves to make things right.
But Emira herself is aimless, broke and wary of Alix's desire to help. When a surprising connection emerges between the two women, it sends them on a crash course that will upend everything they think they know – about themselves, each other, and the messy dynamics of privilege.
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'Bites into the zeitgeist then spits it out with gusto. You really should read it, ASAP' - Stylist
'About power dynamics, race, social commentary, and also why and how we are the woman we are' - Pandora Sykes
'An extraordinarily deft debut, written with wisdom, kindness and sharp humour' - Daily Mail
'A beautiful tale of how we live now' - Elizabeth Day
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A Reese Witherspoon and Zoella Book Club Pick
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
Kiley Reid’s striking voice as a novelist is so easy to read that it was only once we’d devoured her debut that the depths of her two female leads really sunk in. Emira is a young black babysitter who—when caring for two-year-old Briar—is accused of kidnapping the toddler. The nuanced story that follows is an extraordinary examination of the connections between Emira and her privileged employer, Alix. What begins as a transactional relationship quickly becomes more complicated. Reid doesn’t hold back from confronting difficult topics and forcing us to take in the consequences of doing the right thing for the wrong reasons.
Customer Reviews
A first for me
I have read coming of age story’s before but never one like this. This was a very good book. It open my eyes a bit more to issues surrounding race. It explores how people who think they are helping may actually being doing more harm then good.