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Such a Fun Age: Dyslexia Friendly Edition
By (Author) Kiley Reid
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
4th February 2025
31st October 2024
United Kingdom
General
Fiction
Narrative theme: Love and relationships
Gender studies: women and girls
Narrative theme: Social issues
Racism and racial discrimination / Anti-racism
Paperback
528
Width 153mm, Height 234mm
Dyslexia-Friendly Edition using sans serif font printed with blue ink on cream paper. Essential. This years hit debut' - Guardian A biting tale of race and class - Sunday Times 'I couldn't put this down' - Jojo Moyes _______________ 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 _______________ When Emira is apprehended at a supermarket for kidnapping the white child shes 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 Alixs 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. _______________ '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 _______________ A Reese Witherspoon and Zoella Book Club Pick
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