Reid successfully dodges the trap of Emira Tucker being a subservient stereotype to her wealthy and controlling white boss by doing three things-Reid complicates the emotional lives and understanding of each character, emphasizes the tenderness shared between Emira and an inquisitive child Briar, and by starting the novel with a case of “shopping while black” when Emira is stopped by an upscale grocery store security guard (and another white shopper) who assumes that she has abducted Briar.
In Kiley Reid’s debut novel “Such a Fun Age,” we are introduced to two women with very different lives-Emira Tucker and her employer Alix Chamberlain.
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