Author Laura McHugh receives major deal on her first novel

Monday, March 4, 2013 | 6:00 a.m. CST; updated 8:36 p.m. CST, Monday, March 4, 2013

COLUMBIA — Late last November, Laura McHugh finalized “The Weight of Blood,” a novel set in the Ozark Mountains that explores the modern consequences of human trafficking. 

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