Hideous Kinky: Esther Freud (Penguin Essentials, 50) - Softcover

Freud, Esther

Softcover

ISBN 10: 024197366X ISBN 13: 9780241973660

Publisher: Penguin, 2015

Synopsis

Esther Freud's best-known novel, which inspired the Kate Winslet film, featuring beautiful cover art by Oliver Hibert.

'We were still hours from Marrakech when the van backfired, veered sharply off the road into a field, and shuddered to a halt.'

Julia, a beautiful young idealist, travels to Morocco with her two small daughters, intent on finding an alternative to the stultifying conventions of English life.

Unable to settle upon a suitable lover let alone one of the many spiritual paths on offer, she allows her children to roam the streets and bazaars unchecked. Her daughters, however, would like nothing more than the simple ordinary life their mother seeks to escape in this hot, arid land.

'A remarkable triumph' Sunday Telegraph

About this title

About the Author

Esther Freud was born in 1963 and lives in London. Her previous novels are Hideous Kinky, which was made into a film starring Kate Winslet, Peerless Flats, Gaglow and The Wild.

From the Back Cover

Esther Freud's best-known novel, which inspired the Kate Winslet film, published as Penguin Essential for the first time.

Two little girls are taken by their mother to Morocco on a 1960s pilgrimage of self-discovery. For Mum it is not just an escape from the grinding conventions of English life but a quest for personal fulfilment; her children, however, seek something more solid and stable amidst the shifting desert sands.

'Just open the book and begin, and instantly you will be first of all charmed, then intrigued and finally moved by this fascinating story' Spectator.

From the Inside Flap

Two little girls are taken by their mother to Morocco on a 1960s pilgrimage of self-discovery. For Mum it is not just an escape from the grinding conventions of English life but a quest for personal fulfilment; her children, however, seek something more solid and stable amidst the shifting desert sands.

'Just open the book and begin, and instantly you will be first of all charmed, then intrigued and finally moved by this fascinating story' Spectator.

Edition details

• Publisher: Penguin
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 024197366X
• ISBN 13: 9780241973660
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 192