Esther Freud

Esther Freud trained as an actress before writing her first novel Hideous Kinky, published in 1992. Hideous Kinky was shortlisted for the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize and made into a film starring Kate Winslet. In 1993 Esther was named a Granta Best of Young British Novelist. She has since written seven other novels, including The Sea House, Love Falls and Lucky Break. She also writes stories, articles and travel pieces for newspapers and magazines, and teaches creative writing at the Faber Academy. Mr Mac and Me is the winner of the East Anglian Book Award for Fiction 215. Esther Freud lives in London and Suffolk. www.estherfreud.co.uk @estherfreudrite