{"product_id":"hideous-kinky-9780880016889","title":"Hideous Kinky","description":"\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFreud, Esther:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eEsther Freud is the great-granddaughter of Sigmund Freud and the daughter of the painter Lucian Freud. She trained as an actress before writing her first novel. Her books have been translated into thirteen languages. She lives in London.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ecco Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50461500539154,"sku":"9780880016889","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_bd8a0f69-d4a2-41fc-bed3-59e2c6cea36a.jpg?v=1730069114","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/hideous-kinky-9780880016889","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}