{"product_id":"hideous-kinky-paperback","title":"Hideous Kinky - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEsther Freud\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe debut novel from the author of \u003cem\u003eSummer at Gaglow, \u003c\/em\u003e called \"a near-seamless meshing of family feeling, history and imagination\" by the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e Book Review\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEscaping gray London in 1972, a beautiful, determined mother takes her daughters, aged 5 and 7, to Morocco in search of adventure, a better life, and maybe love. \u003cem\u003eHideous Kinky\u003c\/em\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\u003eShocking and wonderful, \u003cem\u003eHideous Kinky\u003c\/em\u003e is at once melancholy and hopeful. A remarkable debut novel from one of England's finest young writers, \u003cem\u003eHideous Kinky\u003c\/em\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. \u003cem\u003eHideous Kinky\u003c\/em\u003e is now a major motion picture starring Kate Winslet (\"Titanic,\" \"Sense and Sensibility\").\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.25 x 5.55 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 26, 1999\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51751339917600,"sku":"9780880016889","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/a8ffdee5a23abecdf2c7ade52c5f762e.webp?v=1779971223","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/hideous-kinky-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}