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Such a Fun Age

by Kiley Reid
Such a Fun Age - Thryft
Such a Fun Age - Thryft

Provocative exploration of race and privilege.

This book is a must-read for anyone interested in delving into the complexities of race and privilege. With its thought-provoking exploration of transactional relationships and the concept of "family," Such a Fun Age offers a fresh perspective on the difficulties of navigating adulthood. The author's powerful storytelling and sharp social commentary will keep you engaged from beginning to end, leaving you with a newfound understanding of the world we live in.

  • Booker Prize Nominee for Longlist (2020)
  • New York Public Library Young Lions Fiction Award Nominee (2020)
  • Audie Award for Fiction (2021)
  • Australian Book Industry Award (ABIA) for International Book (2021)
  • Goodreads Choice Award for Debut Novel and Nominee for Fiction (2020)
  • NAACP Image Award Nominee for Debut Author (2020)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

Such a Fun Age

by Kiley Reid
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ISBN: 9780593418185
Authors: Kiley Reid
Publisher: Penguin LCC US
Date of Publication: 2020-12-29
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Literary Fiction, Contemporary
Related Topics: Race
Goodreads rating: 3.8
(rated by 511832 readers)

Description

A striking and surprising debut novel from an exhilarating new voice, Such a Fun Age is a page-turning and big-hearted story about race and privilege, set around a young black babysitter, her well-intentioned employer, and a surprising connection that threatens to undo them both.Alix Chamberlain is a woman who gets what she wants and has made a living, with her confidence-driven brand, showing other women how to do the same. So she is shocked when her babysitter, Emira Tucker, is confronted while watching the Chamberlains' toddler one night, walking the aisles of their local high-end supermarket. The store's security guard, seeing a young black woman out late with a white child, accuses Emira of kidnapping two-year-old Briar. A small crowd gathers, a bystander films everything, and Emira is furious and humiliated. Alix resolves to make things right.But Emira herself is aimless, broke, and wary of Alix's desire to help. At twenty-five, she is about to lose her health insurance and has no idea what to do with her life. When the video of Emira unearths someone from Alix's past, both women find themselves on a crash course that will upend everything they think they know about themselves, and each other.With empathy and piercing social commentary, Such a Fun Age explores the stickiness of transactional relationships, what it means to make someone family, and the complicated reality of being a grown up. It is a searing debut for our times.
 

Provocative exploration of race and privilege.

This book is a must-read for anyone interested in delving into the complexities of race and privilege. With its thought-provoking exploration of transactional relationships and the concept of "family," Such a Fun Age offers a fresh perspective on the difficulties of navigating adulthood. The author's powerful storytelling and sharp social commentary will keep you engaged from beginning to end, leaving you with a newfound understanding of the world we live in.

  • Booker Prize Nominee for Longlist (2020)
  • New York Public Library Young Lions Fiction Award Nominee (2020)
  • Audie Award for Fiction (2021)
  • Australian Book Industry Award (ABIA) for International Book (2021)
  • Goodreads Choice Award for Debut Novel and Nominee for Fiction (2020)
  • NAACP Image Award Nominee for Debut Author (2020)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.