Hideous Kinky

Description

Two little girls are taken by their mother to Morocco on a 1960s pilgrimage of self-discovery. For Mum it is not just an escape from the grinding conventions of English life but a quest for personal fulfilment; her children, however, seek something more solid and stable amidst the shifting desert sands.'Just open the book and begin, and instantly you will be first of all charmed, then intrigued and finally moved by this fascinating story' Spectator.

Description

A delightful and beguiling book, written with studied, childish naivety, it tells of the experiences of two young English girls living with their mother in 1960s Marrakech. As the book's five-year-old narrator candidly describes the world in which she finds herself immersed, it becomes clear that nothing is as simple, or as innocent, as she herself understands it to be. The book depicts with sensitivity, affection and amusement the relationships between the two girls, their mother and the various people they meet, each shaped into characters of hilarity, excitement and wonder through the inventiveness of a child's imagination. Often, childhood fantasy and unadorned reality mingle unhindered, leaving the reader to question whether the 'objective' truth is any more real or important than personal perceptions. Skilfully constructed and beautifully written, avoiding the dangerous pit of sentimentality in which so many stories of childhood find themselves wallowing, this is a story that lodges itself in the heart while entertaining the mind. -- Publisher description.

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Other Editions

• Hideous KinkyPenguin Books1993-01-01
• Hideous Kinky by Freud, Esther (February 25, 1993) PaperbackPenguin1703-01-01
• Hideous kinkyHarcourt Brace Jovanovich1992-01-01
• Hideous kinky.Hamish Hamilton1992-01-01
• Hideous kinkyCollins Educational1998-01-01
• Hideous kinkyEcco Press1998-01-01