Charting the relationship of a black babysitter with her employer from the white liberal elite, Reid’s layered and razor-sharp debut holds a mirror up to race, privilege and gender in twenty-first century America.
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Longlisted for the Booker Prize 2020
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 a 'personal brand' and the best of intentions, resolves to make things right. But Emira herself is aimless, broke and wary of Alix's desire to help.
When she meets someone from Alix's past, the two women find themselves on a crash course that will upend everything they think they know - about themselves, each other, and the messy dynamics of privilege.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN: 9781526637482
Number of pages: 320
Dimensions: 198 x 129 mm
A fresh new voice, Kiley Reid writes with honesty and compassion. The secret is in the detail, combining dry humour with more serious issues.
When Emira, a young black babysitter is accused of kidnapping a child. It...
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I think that this debut is going to create a lot of noise when it is published.
It starts with quite a memorable part, young black babysitter with her emplyer’s toddler gets stopped by the security guard at their...
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There are already a lot of reviews singing the praises of this book, so I'm really just echoing them, but it deserves to be said as much as possible - this book is AMAZING.
The characters are brilliantly drawn,...
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