_______________ '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