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Written & performed by Esther Freud - Abridged Fiction - 2 CASSETTES

Publisher, Audio Partners (February 1999)

"Hideous Kinky is Ms. Freud's song of childhood exile, a paean to the troublesome beauty of life on the run." --New York Times Book Review

"A novel as subtle and mysterious as a North African stew." --Entertainment Weekly

As seen through the eyes of a 5-year-old girl, Hideous Kinky is the remarkable journey of two sisters living in Marrakesh during the late '60's with their well-meaning hippie mother. In this charming, though sometimes disturbing story, the children attempt to impose a discipline of sorts on their whimsical mother. Esther Freud's skill as both writer and reader in her semi-autobiographical novel conveys a quality of innocence that is both effortless and entirely convincing. Musical interludes between sections highlight the emotional tone and rich flavor of the story.

Esther Freud, great granddaughter of Sigmund Freud, lives in London and has worked in theater as an actress and writer. Her most recent books are Peerless Flats and Summer at Gaglow.