Hideous Kinky

by Billy MacKinnon

Adapted from Esther Freud's novel, this is the screenplay for the film that stars Kate Winslet and the French actor Said Taghmaoui. It is the story of a young mother who escapes London and a failed relationship to seek out love and happiness, as witnessed by her occasionally exasperated daughters.

Genres: Fiction

155 pages, Paperback

First published March 11, 1999

Reviews

[Lisa Culligan · Rating 3 out of 5]

I couldn't decide if the mother was very brave of very stupid....

[Tony Cohen · Rating 3 out of 5]

A spectacular read about a parent who seems utterly indifferent to her child. The notions of propriety, inappropriateness and practicality are concepts utterly foreign to the mother, who really comes across as highly unsympathetic...I mean.....how can you leave your daughter alone in Morocco with strangers for goodness sake.

[Kimberlyn · Rating 2 out of 5]

plot has potential for strength but the characters are not strong

[Rose Alice · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read this book when I was 12. Of course, I was a little young to be reading this and I did not understand everything that was supposed to be written.