(Esther Freud was born in London in 1963.She trained as an actress before writing her first novel Hideous Kinky, published in 1991. Hideous Kinky was shortlisted for the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize and was made into a film starring Kate Winslet. In 1993 she was chosen by Granta as one of the Best of Young British Novelists. She lives in London with her husband and three children.
Novels
Hideous Kinky (1992)
Peerless Flats (1993)
Meeting Bilal (1996)
Gaglow (1997)
Summer at Gaglow (1999)
The Wild (2000)
The Sea House (2003)
Love Falls (2007)
Lucky Break (2011)
Mr Mac and Me (2014)
Peerless Flats (1993)
Meeting Bilal (1996)
Gaglow (1997)
Summer at Gaglow (1999)
The Wild (2000)
The Sea House (2003)
Love Falls (2007)
Lucky Break (2011)
Mr Mac and Me (2014)
Collections
Ox-Tales:Water (2009) (with William Boyd, Michel Faber, Giles Foden, Zoë Heller, Heri Kunzu, Michael Morpurgo, David Park and Vikram Seth)
Plays
Novellas
Esther Freud recommends
Anita and Me (1996)
Meera Syal
"A marvellous crash course in Asian/Brummie culture. Funny, moving and packed full of wonderful surprises."
The Sun Road (2003)
Hannah MacDonald
"Wonderful. I read it late into the night ... quite disbelieving this was a first novel."
Fair Play (2007)
Tove Jansson
"A book about love - tender, eccentric and fiercely independent. It feels a privilege to read it."
The Innocents (2012)
Francesca Segal
"A moving, funny, richly drawn story of a young man's attempts to find out who he wants to be when there are so many others who know best. Full of real pleasures and unexpected wisdom, this book sweeps you along."
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