Such a Fun Age
A striking and surprising debut novel from an exhilarating new voice, Such a Fun Age is a page-turning and big-hearted story about race and privilege, set around a young black babysitter, her well-intentioned employer, and a surprising connection that threatens to undo them both. Alix Chamberlain is a woman who gets what she wants and has made a living, with her confidence-driven brand, showing other women how to do the same. So she is shocked when her babysitter, Emira Tucker, is confronted while watching the Chamberlains' toddler one night, walking the aisles of their local high-end supermarket. The store's security guard, seeing a young black woman out late with a white child, accuses Emira of kidnapping two-year-old Briar. A small crowd gathers, a bystander films everything, and Emira is furious and humiliated. Alix resolves to make things right. But Emira herself is aimless, broke, and wary of Alix's desire to help. At twenty-five, she is about to lose her health insurance and has no idea what to do with her life. When the video of Emira unearths someone from Alix's past, both women find themselves on a crash course that will upend everything they think they know about t
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Twenty-five-year-old Emira is babysitting for her white employer Alix's toddler at a Philadelphia supermarket when a security guard accuses her of kidnapping. A bystander films it, and the video gets out.
Yes. Such a Fun Age was longlisted for the 2020 Booker Prize. It was Kiley Reid's debut novel and a Reese's Book Club pick.
Yes. A film adaptation has been in development with Lena Waithe's Hillman Grad producing. As of 2025, the project remains in development.
Such a Fun Age was written by Kiley Reid, published in 2019 by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.
Such a Fun Age is 528 pages in standard print editions, though page counts vary slightly between hardcover, paperback, and large-print formats.
At an average reading pace of about 250 words per minute, Such a Fun Age takes most readers 8 to 11 hours to finish.
Such a Fun Age is a standalone novel by Kiley Reid, not part of a series.
Such a Fun Age is available in hardcover, paperback, ebook, and audiobook formats from Amazon, Bookshop.org, ThriftBooks, and most major bookstores.