![]() Such A Fun Age is the first novel by American author (and former babysitter), Kiley Reid. It’s also been optioned for a TV project, so make sure you read it first!" Kate - Dymocks National Category ManagerĪn utterly brilliant debut novel from a talented author. This gem of a novel is witty and fun to read, while simultaneously saying a whole lot about white privilege and the power dynamics of a parent/nanny relationship. "I’m pretty sure Kiley Reid is the next big thing – she should be if Such A Fun Age is anything to go by. With empathy and piercing social commentary, Such a Fun Age explores the awkwardness of transactional relationships, what it means to make someone 'family', the complicated reality of being a grown-up and the consequences of doing the right thing for the wrong reason. 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. Alix resolves to make it right.īut Emira herself is aimless, broke and wary of Alix's desire to help. ![]() A small crowd gathers, a bystander films everything, and Emira is furious and humiliated. So she is shocked when her young black babysitter, Emira Tucker, is accused by a security guard of kidnapping the Chamberlains' toddler at the supermarket one night. Alix Chamberlain is a woman who gets what she wants and has made a living showing other women how to do the same. ![]()
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