**GET READY FOR COME AND GET IT - THE EXPLOSIVE NEW NOVEL FROM KILEY REID, AVAILABLE NOW** _______________ Essential. This years 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 shes 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 Alixs 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
Emira is a college graduate with no plans. She gets a job babysitting for a family with two little girls. Late one evening she enters a grocerystore with Briar, the two year old, and is held up by the security guard. He accuses Emira for kidnapping Briar. Emira is black - Briar white, the hour is late and the area affluent. The situation is resolved but the whole thing is caught on tape and will have unexpected repercussions for everyone involved