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Hope And Other Stories
Hope And Other Stories
paperback
Published:
26 October, 2006
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| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9781841955735 |
| ISBN10 | 1841955736 |
| Number Of Pages | 240 |
| Item Weight | 181 g |
| Product Dimensions | 134 x 20 x 212 mm |
| Publisher / Reseller | Canongate Books Ltd |
| Format | paperback |
| Edition | Main |
Media Reviews
Bloody, believable and intoxicating. * * Herald * *
Hird controls her material brilliantly. If you like your fiction with razor blades secreted in the soup, then get this, pronto. * * Scotsman * *
Desperately readable, blackly comic and painful, a delight born of dysfunction. * * The Times * *
Laura Hird's writing, which is reminiscent of Irvine Welsh (for style) and Iain Banks (for pace), also has the tenderness of James Kelman's early work. * * Times Literary Supplement * *
One of Scotland's most talented writers. * * Daily Telegraph * *
Author's Bio
Laura Hird's debut novel, Born Free, was shortlisted for the Whitbread First Novel Award and nominated for the Orange Prize. Her short stories have appeared in numerous anthologies. Her latest collection of stories, Hope and Other Urban Tales, was published by Canongate in October 2006. Her latest book is Dear Laura, published in March 2007. She lives in Edinburgh.