Hideous Kinky, (Audiobook)

<p><b>Called ""a near-seamless meshing of family feeling, history and imagination"" by the <i>New York Times Book Review </i>and the inspiration for the film starring Kate Winslet.</b></p><p>Escaping 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. </p><p><i>Hideous Kinky</i> 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.</p><p>Rediscover this transporting modern classic about the spirit of freedom, filled with the sights, smells and textures of twentieth century Morocco. Shocking and wonderful, <i>Hideous Kinky</i> is at once melancholy and hopeful. </p><p>A remarkable debut novel from one of England's finest young writers, <i>Hideous Kinky</i> 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. </p>

• Hideous Kinky, (Audiobook)
• Author: HarperCollins
• ISBN: 9798228990203
• Format: Audiobook
• Publication Date: 2026-09-15
• Page Count: 0