Bernard Hare
At a Glance
- • Focus: Bernard Hare writes Memoir, Social Commentary, Fiction.
- • Includes: We all would feel the payoffs of heroin on prescription, Why can't life everywhere be so rich and creamy?, Growing pains, Remembrance of things past, and others
- • Author page: Bernard Hare
- • Genre: Memoir, Social Commentary, Fiction
- • Published on: Tales From A Harrogate Caravan
Books
Articles by Bernard Hare
Journalism, essays and commentary published on the platform.
Miracle cure
For nearly a decade, all efforts failed to get Louise off the drugs that led her into prostitution. Still only 23, she is at last determined to kick the habit - thanks, says Bernard Hare, to improved support and the hand of fate.
Why can't life everywhere be so rich and creamy?
I asked a Muslim friend if he prayed a lot, to which he replied: 'Only when I'm on an aeroplane.'
Remembrance of things past
A photographic exhibition chronicling northern working-class life in Leeds reveals just how much the city has changed over the past 40 years, writes Bernard Hare.
Why hasn't luxury living created a beating heart?
City centre regeneration is stealing Leeds' soul, says Bernard Hare.
We all would feel the payoffs of heroin on prescription
When Ken Jones, president of the Association of Chief Police Officers (Acpo), proposed in February that some heroin addicts should have their fix handed out by the NHS, I could have fallen off my chair.
Going under
With the apparent indolence, hedonism and serial degeneracy of Britain's most chaotic families again under official scrutiny, Bernard Hare reflects on life in the underclass.
It's business as usual at the 'terrorists' breeding ground
I've always liked the Beeston area of Leeds.
Growing pains
Where did it all go wrong for Louise? Once a cheeky, freckle-faced girl, she is now a prostitute addicted to crack cocaine - and is still only 23. Her friend, author Bernard Hare, pieces together her harrowing life.
A Life in Brown and White
Louise and Claire are trapped in a destructive cycle of prostitution and drugs. Now the government wants them off the streets. But things aren't that simple, they tell Bernard Hare.
About Bernard Hare
Bernard Hare is a freelance writer from Leeds, best known for his 2004 memoir Urban Grimshaw and the Shed Crew, a true account of his experiences with a gang of runaway children living in a garden shed in Leeds in the 1990s. The book reached the UK bestsellers list and was shortlisted for the Orwell Prize. It has since been adapted for the big screen as I Am Urban, starring Richard Armitage, Anna Friel, and Charlie Heaton. Between books, Bernard has written for the Guardian and presented short stories for BBC Radio 4. His second book, Patzers, is a love letter to chess and the culture surrounding it across six decades.
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