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Kiley Reid | Such A Fun Age
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What happens when you do the right thing for the wrong reason? New York Times and Sunday Times bestseller Kiley Reid explores the concept in her latest book,
Such A Fun Age, which was longlisted for the 2020 Booker Prize – and here she reads an exclusive extract…
Alix Chamberlain is a woman who gets what she wants and has made a living showing other women how to do the same. So she is shocked when her babysitter, Emira Tucker, is confronted by a security guard while watching the Chamberlains’ toddler one night. Seeing a young black woman out late with a white child, the guard at their local high-end supermarket accuses Emira of kidnapping two-year old Briar. A small crowd gathers, a bystander films everything, and Emira is furious and humiliated.