Bøger af Kiley Reid

EN SKØN ALDER er en pageturner om racisme, klasse og privilegier. Kiley Reids roman er blevet kaldt en litterær sensation, og bogen er nomineret til Booker-prisen 2020. Det er en fortælling om en ung sort kvinde, som bliver udsat for et racistisk overgreb – og om hendes kvindelige hvide chef, som prøver at gøre alt det rigtige af alle de forkerte grunde.Emira Tucker er 25 år og ved ikke, hvad hun gerne vil i livet. Hun arbejder som babysitter for familien Chamberlain og har et særligt bånd til deres lille pige Briar. Alix Chamberlain, som er mor til Briar, er en kvinde, der er vant til at få, hvad hun gerne vil have. Hun har endda skabt sit eget brand og fået en blomstrende forretning ud af at lære andre kvinder det samme.En aften, hvor Emira passer Briar, bliver hun tilbageholdt af en sikkerhedsvagt i et supermarked. Han beskylder den unge sorte kvinde for at have kidnappet den lille hvide pige ved hendes side. Det hele bliver filmet af en forbipasserende, og Emira er rasende og ydmyget.Alix beslutter, at hun vil gøre alt godt igen. Men Emira er ikke tryg ved Alix' velmenende redningsprojekt. Da en overraskende forbindelse mellem de to kvinder dukker op, får de gode intentioner katastrofale følger.Pressen skrev om bogen:“Velkommen til et virtuost talent; et betagende nutidigt bud på det 19. århundredes dannelsesroman … En litterær sensation.” – The Guardian"Lige så imponerende som Sally Rooney." – The Times”Jeg kunne ikke lægge bogen fra mig." – Jojo Moyes"Årets mest provokerende pageturner." – Entertainment Weekly"Charmerende, autentisk og underholdende. Syleskarp debut om penge, klasse og racisme." – Observer”Reids plot er så smukt komponeret, så ægte og fascinerende, at læseren kommer til at glemme, at det også er fuldt af svære spørgsmål … Med denne underholdende roman vender Reid op og ned på, hvad det vil sige at skrive om race og klasse i Amerika, for ikke at nævne hvad det vil sige at skrive om kærlighed.” – Washington Post”Den kommer til at sætte gang i en million diskussioner … Siderne synger med karisma og humor.” – Sunday Times”Klog, hårdtslående, tempofyldt og med et uimodståeligt twist.” – Elle

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A REESE'S BOOK CLUB x HELLO SUNSHINE BOOK PICK "e;The most provocative page-turner of the year."e; --Entertainment Weekly "e;A great way to kick off 2020."e; --Washington Post"e;I urge you to read Such a Fun Age."e; --NPRA 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 themselves, and each other. With empathy and piercing social commentary, Such a Fun Age explores the stickiness of transactional relationships, what it means to make someone "e;family,"e; and the complicated reality of being a grown up. It is a searing debut for our times.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERNational BestsellerUSA Today BestsellerA Good Morning America Book Club PickAn Indie Next Pick A LibraryReads PickFrom the celebrated New York Times bestselling author of Such a Fun Age comes a fresh and provocative story about a residential assistant and her messy entanglement with a professor and three unruly students.It's 2017 at the University of Arkansas. Millie Cousins, a senior resident assistant, wants to graduate, get a job, and buy a house. So when Agatha Paul, a visiting professor and writer, offers Millie an easy yet unusual opportunity, she jumps at the chance. But Millie's starry-eyed hustle becomes jeopardized by odd new friends, vengeful dorm pranks, and illicit intrigue.A fresh and intimate portrait of desire, consumption, and reckless abandon, Come and Get It is a tension-filled story about money, indiscretion, and bad behavior—and the highly anticipated new novel by acclaimed and award-winning author Kiley Reid.

"It's 2017 at the University of Arkansas. Millie Cousins, a senior resident assistant, wants to graduate, get a job, and buy a house. So when Agatha Paul, a visiting professor and writer, offers Millie an easy yet unusual opportunity, she jumps at the chance. But Millie's starry-eyed hustle becomes jeopardized by odd new friends, vengeful dorm pranks, and illicit intrigue"--

"It's 2017 at the University of Arkansas. Millie Cousins, a senior resident assistant, wants to graduate, get a job, and buy a house. So when Agatha Paul, a visiting professor and writer, offers Millie an easy yet unusual opportunity, she jumps at the chance. But Millie's starry-eyed hustle becomes jeopardized by odd new friends, vengeful dorm pranks, and illicit intrigue"--

It's 2017 at the University of Arkansas. Millie Cousins, a senior resident assistant, wants to graduate, get a job and buy a house. So when Agatha Paul, a visiting professor and writer, offers Millie an easy yet unusual opportunity, she jumps at the chance. But Millie's starry-eyed hustle becomes jeopardised by odd new friends, vengeful dorm pranks, and illicit intrigue. A fresh and intimate portrait of desire, consumption and reckless abandon, Come and Get It is a tension-filled story about money, indiscretion and bad behavior - and the highly anticipated new novel by acclaimed and award-winning author Kiley Reid.PRAISE FOR KILEY REID AND SUCH A FUN AGE'The book of the year' Independent'A new literary star' The Times'Essential. This year's hit debut' Guardian'A biting tale of race and class' Sunday Times'I couldn't put this down' Jojo Moyes'A startling, razor-sharp debut ... Wildly fun and breathtakingly wise' Taylor Jenkins-Reid'A gripping page-turner with serious things to say about racism, class, gender, parenting and privilege' Madeline Miller

It's 2017 at the University of Arkansas. Millie Cousins, a senior resident assistant, wants to graduate, get a job and buy a house. So when Agatha Paul, a visiting professor and writer, offers Millie an easy yet unusual opportunity, she jumps at the chance. But Millie's starry-eyed hustle becomes jeopardised by odd new friends, vengeful dorm pranks, and illicit intrigue. A fresh and intimate portrait of desire, consumption and reckless abandon, Come and Get It is a tension-filled story about money, indiscretion and bad behaviour - and the highly anticipated new novel by acclaimed and award-winning author Kiley Reid.PRAISE FOR KILEY REID AND SUCH A FUN AGE'The book of the year' Independent'A new literary star' The Times'Essential. This year's hit debut' Guardian'A biting tale of race and class' Sunday Times'I couldn't put this down' Jojo Moyes'A startling, razor-sharp debut ... Wildly fun and breathtakingly wise' Taylor Jenkins-Reid'A gripping page-turner with serious things to say about racism, class, gender, parenting and privilege' Madeline Miller

LONGLISTED FOR THE 2020 BOOKER PRIZE AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A REESE'S BOOK CLUB x HELLO SUNSHINE BOOK PICK "The most provocative page-turner of the year." --Entertainment Weekly "I urge you to read Such a Fun Age." --NPRA 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 themselves, and each other. With empathy and piercing social commentary, Such a Fun Age 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.

EN SKØN ALDER er en pageturner om racisme, klasse og privilegier. Kiley Reids roman er blevet kaldt en litterær sensation, og bogen er nomineret til Booker-prisen 2020. Det er en fortælling om en ung sort kvinde, som bliver udsat for et racistisk overgreb – og om hendes kvindelige hvide chef, som prøver at gøre alt det rigtige af alle de forkerte grunde.Emira Tucker er 25 år og ved ikke, hvad hun gerne vil i livet. Hun arbejder som babysitter for familien Chamberlain og har et særligt bånd til deres lille pige Briar. Alix Chamberlain, som er mor til Briar, er en kvinde, der er vant til at få, hvad hun gerne vil have. Hun har endda skabt sit eget brand og fået en blomstrende forretning ud af at lære andre kvinder det samme.En aften, hvor Emira passer Briar, bliver hun tilbageholdt af en sikkerhedsvagt i et supermarked. Han beskylder den unge sorte kvinde for at have kidnappet den lille hvide pige ved hendes side. Det hele bliver filmet af en forbipasserende, og Emira er rasende og ydmyget.Alix beslutter, at hun vil gøre alt godt igen. Men Emira er ikke tryg ved Alix' velmenende redningsprojekt. Da en overraskende forbindelse mellem de to kvinder dukker op, får de gode intentioner katastrofale følger.Pressen skrev om bogen:“Velkommen til et virtuost talent; et betagende nutidigt bud på det 19. århundredes dannelsesroman … En litterær sensation.” – The Guardian"Lige så imponerende som Sally Rooney." – The Times”Jeg kunne ikke lægge bogen fra mig." – Jojo Moyes"Årets mest provokerende pageturner." – Entertainment Weekly"Charmerende, autentisk og underholdende. Syleskarp debut om penge, klasse og racisme." – Observer”Reids plot er så smukt komponeret, så ægte og fascinerende, at læseren kommer til at glemme, at det også er fuldt af svære spørgsmål … Med denne underholdende roman vender Reid op og ned på, hvad det vil sige at skrive om race og klasse i Amerika, for ikke at nævne hvad det vil sige at skrive om kærlighed.” – Washington Post”Den kommer til at sætte gang i en million diskussioner … Siderne synger med karisma og humor.” – Sunday Times”Klog, hårdtslående, tempofyldt og med et uimodståeligt twist.” – Elle