Such a Fun Age: 'The book of the year' Independent

ISBN-13: 9781526612168 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 320 str.

Kiley Reid

Opis

'A new literary star' The TimesThe instant Sunday Times and New York Times bestsellerLonglisted for the 2020 Booker PrizeA Times, Guardian, Sunday Times, Telegraph, Mail on Sunday, Red, Good Housekeeping and Cosmopolitan Book of the YearWhen 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. __________________________'Essential. This year's hit debut' Guardian'A biting tale of race and class' Sunday Times'I couldn't put this down' Jojo Moyes'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 DayA Reese Witherspoon and Zoella Book Club Pick

Recenzje

This is the calling card of a virtuoso talent ... I had thought of ending this review by predicting that Kiley Reid may be the next Sally Rooney. But Such a Fun Age is so fresh and essential that I predict instead that next year we'll be anxiously awaiting the next Kiley Reid Guardian

O autorze

KILEY REID earned her MFA from the Iowa Writers' Workshop, where she was awarded the Truman Capote Fellowship and taught creative writing with a focus on race and class. Such a Fun Age, her first book, was both a Sunday Times and a New York Times bestseller and was longlisted for the 2020 Booker Prize. She lives in Philadelphia. kileyreid.com@kileyreid