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Köp båda 2 för 370 krA tour de force * London Review of Books * Whimsical, evocative, heartfelt... Synthesizing a blur of images, Hideous Kinky is a song of childhood exile, a paean to the troublesome beauty of life on the run * New York Times * Funny and appealing... It has a delightful lightness of being * Times Literary Supplement * Just open the book and begin, and instantly you will be charmed, then intrigued and finally moved by this fascinating story * Spectator * Genuine and endearing... Esther Freud is adroit at capturing the way adult follies appear to a child [and] she has a gift for unstated hilarity... Like the sword swallowers in the marketplace, she manages to make it look effortless * Los Angeles Times *
Esther Freud trained as an actress before writing her first novel, Hideous Kinky, which was subsequently adapted into a film starring Kate Winslet. After publishing her second book she was chosen as one of Granta's Best Young British Novelists, and her books have been shortlisted for numerous awards. Her other novels include The Sea House, Lucky Break and Mr Mac and Me, and most recently, I Couldn't Love You More. Her first full length play, Stitchers, was produced in 2018. Esther is a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.