The Hired Man (Forna novel)

The Hired Man
First edition
AuthorAminatta Forna
LanguageEnglish
GenreFiction
Published2013
PublisherBloomsbury
Publication placeScotland
Media typePrint (Hardback)
Pages304
ISBN9781408817667
OCLC837498131
Preceded byThe Memory of Love 
Followed byHappiness 

The Hired Man (2013) is a novel by Scottish-Sierra Leonean writer Aminatta Forna about an Englishwoman, Laura, and her two children who renovate a farmhouse in Croatia with the help of local handyman, Duro. Through their interaction, she reveals and explores local history, including effects of the Yugoslav Wars.