# Born Free

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- Book: [Born Free](https://www.bookquiver.com/laura-hird/born-free) ([Born Free.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/laura-hird/born-free.md))
- Authors: [Laura Hird](https://www.bookquiver.com/laura-hird)
- Publisher: canongate
- ISBN: 978-18-4195-048-8
- Pages: 288
- Published: 2000-06-27
- Language: en_US
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

Punchy, acerbic, sharp-witted and above-all, acutely observed, Born Free tells the story of an ordinary family who are all trying to escape from something - and each other. The interactions between Jake, Joni, Angie and Vic reveal a hellish cocktail of asdolescent and mid-life crises; the savagery of sibling rivalry; the waking nightmare of a marriage gone cold - and, naturally, the unbridgeable, infernal chasm between the generations. It''s a story of everyday life. SHORTLISTED FOR THE WHITBREAD FIRST NOVEL AWARD 2000 BOOK OF THE YEAR - THE FACE ''99 NOMINATED FOR THE ORANGE PRIZE