Cuando a Emira la detienen en la tienda del barrio acomodado de la familia para la que trabaja de canguro, acusándola de haber secuestrado a la niña a la que cuida, no le cabe duda de que el motivo es el color de su piel. Emira quiere pasar página, pero su jefa, Alix, está dispuesta a lo que sea con tal de ayudarla y no va a permitírselo. Alix Chamberlain siempre consigue lo que quiere. No es consciente del privilegio que le otorgan su dinero y ser blanca, y la vida de Emira es lo más interesante que le ha pasado últimamente. Cuando ambas descubren que tienen en común mucho más de lo que creían, su forma de ver el mundo, e incluso a sí mismas, da un vuelco que pone sus vidas patas arriba -- Amazon.com When Emira was arrested at the store in the wealthy neighborhood of the family she works as a babysitter, accusing her of having kidnapped the girl she cares for, there is no doubt that the reason is the color of her skin. Emira wants to turn the page, but her boss, Alix, is willing to do anything to help her and she won't let him. Alix Chamberlain always gets what she wants. She is unaware of the privilege that her money and being white give her, and the Emira's life is the most interesting thing that has happened to her lately. When both discover that they have much more in common than they thought, their way of seeing the world, and even themselves, takes a turn that turns their lives upside down -- Amazon.com
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