{"product_id":"such-a-fun-age-9780525541905","title":"Such a Fun Age","description":"\u003cb\u003eLONGLISTED FOR THE 2020 BOOKER PRIZE \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAN INSTANT \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA REESE'S BOOK CLUB x HELLO SUNSHINE BOOK PICK \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"The most provocative page-turner of the year.\" \u003ci\u003e--Entertainment Weekly \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A great way to kick off 2020.\" \u003ci\u003e--Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"I urge you to read \u003ci\u003eSuch a Fun Age\u003c\/i\u003e.\" --\u003ci\u003eNPR\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA striking and surprising debut novel from an exhilarating new voice, \u003ci\u003eSuch a Fun Age \u003c\/i\u003eis 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlix 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut 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 themselves, and each other. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith empathy and piercing social commentary, \u003ci\u003eSuch a Fun Age\u003c\/i\u003e explores the stickiness of transactional relationships, what it means to make someone \"family,\" and the complicated reality of being a grown up. It is a searing debut for our times.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e G.P. Putnam's Sons\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/31\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780525541905\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.00w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal Prepub Alert\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2019 pg. 56\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/02\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2019 pg. 90\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2019 pg. 38\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/14\/2020\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Kiley Reid","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36638323474588,"sku":"9780525541905","price":22.1,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_6a2937b8-4cf6-47b1-9af2-230095b7632d.jpg?v=1603846996","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/such-a-fun-age-9780525541905","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}