Such a Fun Age
Kiley Reid
This debut novel is a big-hearted story about race and privilege, centered around a black babysitter and her well-intentioned employer. When Emira Tucker is accused of kidnapping the child she's babysitting, her employer, Alix Chamberlain, aims to make it right. However, Emira is mired in personal and financial struggles and is skeptical of Alix's help. As their transactional relationship deepens, both women confront their own realities and the consequences of their actions. With empathy and social commentary, this book explores what it means to make someone "family" and the stickiness of transactional relationships.
Publish Date
2019-12-31T00:00:00.000Z
2019-12-31T00:00:00.000Z
Goodreads Rating
3.8
ISBN
9780525541905
Categories
Recommendations
8
Recommendations
2020-01-01T18:13:30.000Z
If one of your #NewYearResolutions 💫 is to read more books… I have a GREAT one for you! Our January book pick is #SuchaFunAge by @kileyreid. This story is a beautiful conversation starter about race, privilege & class... Follow along at @ReesesBookClub and let’s discuss! 📚 – source2020-06-27T16:46:04.000Z
I always enjoy posting a summer book list around this time of year. 📚 are so important IMO - especially in tough times - for wellbeing, perspective, understanding. So even though my reading has been limited this year due to COVID, here’s a few that I’ve enjoyed and recommend. – source2020-12-10T14:16:32.000Z
This week, I'm sharing a short daily video about my favorite books of 2020.
Today it's . . . SUCH A FUN AGE, written by @kileyreid and read by Nicole Lewis. – source2020-09-01T14:12:26.000Z
Such a rich, satisfying book. SUCH A FUN AGE by Kiley Reid, for you! – source2020-03-27T12:35:00.000Z
Good morning—sending love & prayers & another booklist from our little quarantine corner to yours. What recent fiction have you loved? (FYI: the next couple lists are memoir, food writing, faith writing, & books about writing/creativity...what other categories should we do?) – source2021-05-13T16:14:40.000Z
More book recommendations from me! Can you tell I am currently not working? Such A Fun Age is very, very good. – source2020-03-01T18:05:33.000Z
Such A Fun Age by @kileyreid = such a good book. Clever, compulsive, funny ✅ ✅✅ – source2020-07-29T12:00:12.000Z
During the #NoSafeSpaceForJewHate 48 hour silence on Twitter I read this book. A very good use of my time and recommend it. – source