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Эмира – молодая чернокожая няня приглядывает за маленькой дочерью успешной деловой Аликс. Однажды поздним вечером Аликс просит Эмиру срочно увести девочку из дома, потому что случилось ЧП. Эмира ведет подопечную в торговый центр, от скуки они начинают танцевать под музыку из мобильника. Охранник, увидев белую девочку в сопровождении чернокожей девицы, решают их задержать, решив, что белую девочку похитили. Это происшествие становится катализатором для целой цепочки непредвиденных событий и знакомств, переосмысления себя и своих отношений с окружающим миром и взглядов на жизнь – как для Эмиры, так и для Аликс. «Такой забавный возраст» –…

When Emira is apprehended at a supermarket for 'kidnapping' the white child she's actually babysitting, it sets off an explosive chain of events. Her employer Alix, a feminist blogger with the best of intentions, resolves to make things right. But Emira herself is aimless, broke and wary of Alix's desire to help. When a surprising connection emerges between the two women, it sends them on a crash course that will upend everythi

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…

Kiley Reid is currently pursuing a Master of Fine Arts at the Iowa Writers' Workshop, where she was awarded the Truman Capote Fellowship. Before becoming a writer, she worked as a babysitter for six years. 'A new literary star' The Times A Reese Witherspoon and Zoella Book Club Pick A Sunday Times, Guardian, Times, Daily Mail, i, Grazia and Evening Standard Summer Read When Emira is apprehended a