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Kiley Reid: Such a Fun Age

A carefully observed study of class and race, and biting portrait of white urban affluence

A remarkable debut from an exhilarating young new voice, Such a Fun Age is a big-hearted page-turner of a story about race and privilege, centring on a young black babysitter, her well-meaning employer, and a chance encounter that threatens to undo them both.

(Picture: Kiley Reid. Photo credit: David Goddard.)

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49 minutes

Last on

Wed 9 Mar 2022 10:06GMT

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  • Sat 5 Mar 2022 12:06GMT
  • Sun 6 Mar 2022 15:06GMT
  • Sun 6 Mar 2022 17:06GMT
  • Wed 9 Mar 2022 10:06GMT

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