{"product_id":"hideous-kinky-esther-freud-9798228990203","title":"Hideous Kinky","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCalled \"\"a near-seamless meshing of family feeling, history and imagination\"\" by the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review \u003c\/i\u003eand the inspiration for the film starring Kate Winslet.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEscaping gray London in 1972, a beautiful, determined mother takes her daughters, aged five and seven, to Morocco in search of adventure, a better life, and maybe love. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHideous Kinky\u003c\/i\u003e follows two little English girls -- the five-year-old narrator and Bea, her seven-year-old sister -- as they struggle to establish some semblance of normal life on a trip to Morocco with their hippie mother, Julia. Once in Marrakech, Julia immerses herself in Sufism and her quest for personal fulfillment, while her daughters rebel -- the older by trying to recreate her English life, the younger by turning her hopes for a father on a most unlikely candidate.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRediscover this transporting modern classic about the spirit of freedom, filled with the sights, smells and textures of twentieth century Morocco. Shocking and wonderful, \u003ci\u003eHideous Kinky\u003c\/i\u003e is at once melancholy and hopeful. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA remarkable debut novel from one of England's finest young writers, \u003ci\u003eHideous Kinky\u003c\/i\u003e was inspired by the author's own experiences as a child. Esther Freud, daughter of the artist Lucian Freud and great-granddaughter of Sigmund Freud, lived in Marrakech for one and a half years with her older sister Bella and her mother. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Esther Freud\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798228990203\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e HarperCollins\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/29\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e MP3 CD","brand":"Esther Freud","offers":[{"title":"MP3 CD","offer_id":49097313550591,"sku":"9798228990203","price":45.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/hideous-kinky-esther-freud-9798228990203","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}