Such a Fun Age

Author: Kiley Reid
Genre: Fiction
Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2019
Pages: 336
Rating: Highly Recommend

Synopsis: 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 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 themselves and each other.

Review: I've seen this book mentioned a lot in my online reading clubs/pages, and surprised to see it was published in 2019. How did I not hear of this sooner. I loved this book because the characters felt real to me, and people I felt like could know in my own life. The ending was especially satisfying.