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Kiley Reid

    1 gennaio 1987

    Kiley Reid è un'autrice americana celebrata per il suo romanzo d'esordio. Il suo lavoro approfondisce spesso intricate dinamiche sociali e relazioni interpersonali. Reid è nota per le sue acute osservazioni e il suo umorismo ironico, attraverso cui ritrae la società americana contemporanea. Il suo stile di scrittura è sia incisivo che accessibile, offrendo ai lettori uno sguardo profondo sulla natura umana.

    Kiley Reid
    Come and Get It
    Come and Get It: ´One of 2024´s hottest reads´
    Such a fun age
    • Such a fun age

      • 320pagine
      • 12 ore di lettura

      **GET READY FOR COME AND GET IT - THE EXPLOSIVE NEW NOVEL FROM KILEY REID, AVAILABLE NOW** _______________ 'Essential. This year's hit debut' - Guardian 'A biting tale of race and class' - Sunday Times 'I couldn't put this down' - Jojo Moyes _______________ The instant Sunday Times and New York Times bestseller Longlisted for the Booker Prize A Times, Guardian, Sunday Times, Telegraph, Mail on Sunday, Red, Good Housekeeping and Cosmopolitan Book of the Year _______________ 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 everything they think they know - about themselves, each other, and the messy dynamics of privilege. _______________ 'Bites into the zeitgeist then spits it out with gusto. You really should read it, ASAP' - Stylist 'About power dynamics, race, social commentary, and also why and how we are the woman we are' - Pandora Sykes 'An extraordinarily deft debut, written with wisdom, kindness and sharp humour' - Daily Mail 'A beautiful tale of how we live now' - Elizabeth Day _______________ A Reese Witherspoon and Zoella Book Club Pick

      Such a fun age
    • THE UNMISSABLE NEW NOVEL FROM THE AUTHOR OF BESTSELLING PHENOMENON SUCH A FUN AGE * 'I couldn't put it down, and I didn't want to either' EMILY HENRY 'Razor-sharp ... Packs a huge emotional punch' DAILY MAIL 'A page-turning pleasure - stylish, sharp and breathtakingly smart' DAISY BUCHANAN Everything comes at a price. But not everything can be paid for... Millie wants to graduate, get a job and buy a house. She's slowly saving up from her job on campus, but when a visiting professor offers her an unusual opportunity to make some extra money, she jumps at the chance. Agatha is a writer, recovering from a break-up while researching attitudes towards weddings and money for her new book. She strikes gold when interviewing the girls in Millie's dorm, but her plans take a turn when she realises that the best material is unfolding behind closed doors. As the two women form an unlikely relationship, they soon become embroiled in a world of roommate theatrics, vengeful pranks and illicit intrigue - and are forced to question just how much of themselves they are willing to trade to get what they want. Sharp, intimate and provocative, Come and Get It takes a lens to our money-obsessed society in a tension-filled story about desire, consumption and bad behaviour. 'Smart, funny and perceptive' i 'A perfect read' STYLIST 'Wonderfully immersive, propulsive and beautifully paced' PAUL HARDING 'Quiet and intense ... A joy to read' JESSICA GEORGE 'Witty and nuanced' RED '[An] incisive novel everyone will be talking about' TOWN AND COUNTRY

      Come and Get It: ´One of 2024´s hottest reads´
    • "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"--

      Come and Get It