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Laura Hird

Born

in Edinburgh, Scotland

January 01, 1966

Website

https://literature.britishcouncil.org/writer/la...

Genre

Fiction

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Laura Hird is a Scottish novelist and short story writer. She is the only child of June, medical secretary/undiscovered literary/acting genius and Ronnie, ex Allied Brewers storeman/undiscovered artistic genius.

Laura spent her childhood climbing trees, playing with Action Men, being taken to opera/ballet/musicals, learning piano, entering competitions and being subsequently bullied (an ordeal which she now describes as "character-building") After leaving Tynecastle School, aged 16, she embarked on various careers - sales assistant at Rae Macintosh classical record shop, packer of coleslaw, packer of catalogue clothing, seller of velvet shirts at Ingliston Market, dozens of office jobs for civil engineers/chartered surveyors/insurance compan ...more

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Laura Hird’s books

Average rating: 3.7 · 461 ratings · 48 reviews · 14 distinct works • Similar authors

	Children of Albion Rovers by Kevin Williamson (Editor), Irvine Welsh (Contributor), Gordon Legge (Contributor) 3.53 avg rating — 192 ratings — published 1996 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Born Free 3.69 avg rating — 177 ratings — published 2000 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Nail and Other Stories 3.83 avg rating — 100 ratings — published 1997 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hope and Other Stories 3.78 avg rating — 59 ratings — published 2006 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Protest: Stories of Resistance by Ra Page (Editor), Sara Maitland (Contributor), Martyn Bedford (Contributor) 3.60 avg rating — 62 ratings — published 2017 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rovers Return by Kevin Williamson (Editor), John King, Laura Hird 4.10 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 1998 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dear Laura: Letters from a Mother to a Daughter by Laura Hird, June Hird 3.09 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 2009 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Spun: A story of the Radical War by Laura Hird, Gordon Pentland really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A grenoble, ils sont fous de sport! 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	L'Ongle 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars