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Such a Fun Age

By: Kiley Reid
Narrated by: Nicole Lewis
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Bloomsbury presents Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid, read by Nicole Lewis.

‘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©2020 Penguin Random House LLC African American Multicultural
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Critic Reviews

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
What a joy to find a debut novel so good that it leaves you looking forward to the rest of its author’s career . . . A tantalisingly plotted tale about the way we live now . . . Such a Fun Age speaks for itself; I suspect it will turn its writer into a star
Will fire off a million debates . . . The pages sing with charisma and humour
Razor-sharp . . . Reid writes with a confidence and verve that produce magnetic prose . . . A cracking debut – charming, authentic and every bit as entertaining as it is calmly, intelligently damning
Smart, fast-paced and beautifully observed, Reid tackles timely themes around race and political correctness with wit and verve
Witty and incisive . . . What Kiley Reid’s debut novel delivers is a more compelling indictment of humans, of how we interact with ourselves and each other, than most writers could muster . . . A dazzlingly clear-eyed study of relationships: between partners, mothers and daughters, peers and friends
I LOVED this extraordinarily deft debut, written with wisdom, kindness and sharp humour . . . Clever, compelling and beautifully written
Marks the arrival of a serious new talent
A voice to watch . . . A smart, witty debut that smuggles sharp points about racial blindness, privilege and the gig economy inside a zesty comedy of manners
I LOVE THIS BOOK! A modern comedy of manners, so tightly plotted, heading towards a tremendous showdown … But it’s the prose! It bounces, pops and shimmers, it captures the authentic rhythms, drifts and tangents of genuine conversation, studding it with every laugh, sigh, shrug, glance-at-your-phone (Russell T Davies)
One of the most buzzed-about books of 2020 – and for good reason . . . Brilliant at capturing relationships, as well as the obliviousness of white privilege. Smart, punchy, well-paced and with an irresistible twist
As a layered and evocative social commentary, Reid makes an excellent job of it, drilling down into the virtue-signalling and motivations of the white liberal elite. She wraps serious messages in chatty prose that is a pleasure to read: dialogue crackles, characters pulse with the tics of modern American specimens . . . It’s witty and subversive and leaves you feeling impressively uncomfortable
Kiley Reid has written the most provocative page-turner of the year . . . Such a Fun Age nestles a nuanced take on racial biases and class divides into a page-turning saga of betrayals, twists and perfectly awkward relationships . . . Feels bound for book-club glory, due to its sheer readability
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I really enjoyed this book - highly recommend it. I finished it within a few days.

Highly engaging!

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Really enjoyed this book - the story unfolded at a great pace, with layers and reveals along the way that were unexpected and often amusing! The narrator was excellent and the ending was extremely satisfying without being overly neat or too convenient. There was a subtle educative element to this about life as a black woman in the US that I really appreciated. I learned a lot and realised my eyes were not as open as I had thought they might be. Highly recommend this book.

Excellent book!

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Thanks Hello Sunshine for the book of the mo nth tip. Please do read this.

loved this book

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It was a great story covering many topics. My only issue is that it rushed the ending. I need to know what happened after the big confrontation. It ended so abruptly

Great story line

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Loved it. Fantastic narrator, felt the story.
A Thanksgiving dinner to remember. Loved all the characters.

Moments I could not put it down

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