num_pages: 304
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
language: English
title: Born Free
titlecomplete: Born Free
genres: Contemporary, Fiction, Scotland, Novels
ratings_count: 164
awards: awardedAt: 946713600000
name: Orange Prize
category: Fiction Longlist, awardedAt: 946713600000
name: Whitbread Award
category: First Novel
publisher: Canongate Books