Peerless Flats - Freud, Esther
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From the acclaimed author of Hideous Kinky, Peerless Flats confirms Freud as one of the best writers about childhood we have'A delightful read' The Times'Freud has drawn her characters with great affection and her light touch ensures that a tone of brave sweetness is maintained throughout ... This is the spirit which makes Peerless Flats so touching and enjoyable a novel' Evening StandardSixteen-year-old Lisa has high hopes for her first year in London. But squeezed into a temporary council flat with her bohemian mother and a little brother obsessed with foxes, she is not off to the best…mehr

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Produktbeschreibung
From the acclaimed author of Hideous Kinky, Peerless Flats confirms Freud as one of the best writers about childhood we have'A delightful read' The Times'Freud has drawn her characters with great affection and her light touch ensures that a tone of brave sweetness is maintained throughout ... This is the spirit which makes Peerless Flats so touching and enjoyable a novel' Evening StandardSixteen-year-old Lisa has high hopes for her first year in London. But squeezed into a temporary council flat with her bohemian mother and a little brother obsessed with foxes, she is not off to the best start. Ambitious to be more like her elusive, glamorous sister, Ruby, who lives life to the full, Lisa trails through the city, dabbling with drugs and romance, and refusing to lose faith in her belief that something fantastic will happen to mark the rest of her life.
Autorenporträt
Esther Freud trained as an actress before writing her first novel, Hideous Kinky, which was shortlisted for the John Llewellyn Rhys prize and made into a film starring Kate Winslet. After publishing her second novel, Peerless Flats, she was chosen as one of Granta's Best Young British novelists. Her other books include The Sea House, Lucky Break, and Mr Mac and Me, which won Best Novel in the East Anglian Book Awards. She contributes regularly to newspapers and magazines, and teaches creative writing with her own local group. Her first full length play Stitchers was produced at the Jermyn St Theatre in 2018, and in 2019 she was made a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. I Couldn't Love You More is her ninth novel. She lives in London.
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'She describes monumental life events simply, which makes them more powerful' Sophie Dahl