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Laura Hird

Author of Born Free

5+ Works 147 Members 0 Reviews

About the Author

Includes the names: Laura Hird, Laura J. Hird

Image credit: Laura Hird Foto by Tim Duncan

Works by Laura Hird

Born Free (1999) 83 copies

Nail And Other Stories (1997) 36 copies

Hope and Other Urban Tales (2006) 21 copies

Dear Laura: Letters from a Mother to Her Daughter (2007) 6 copies

Como en familia (Nuevos Tiempos/ New Times) (Spanish Edition) (2002) 1 copy

Associated Works

Children of Albion Rovers (1996) 134 copies

Protest: Stories of Resistance (2017) — Contributor — 28 copies

Rovers Return (1998) — Contributor — 19 copies

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Common Knowledge

Canonical name: Hird, Laura
Birthdate: 1966
Gender: female
Nationality: Scotland
UK

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Awards

By Award By Work

Women's Prize for Fiction

Born Free (Longlist – 2000)

Costa Book Awards

Born Free (Shortlist – First Novel – 2000)

Scotland's National Book Awards

Nail And Other Stories (Shortlist – First Book – 1998)

The List 100 Best Scottish Books

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Statistics

Works: 5
Also by: 3
Members: 147
Popularity: #140,982
Rating: ½ 3.3

ISBNs: 15
Languages: 6

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Laura Hird's Website

Roddy Lumsden Interviews Laura Hird

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