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Winner of the Booker Prize
Winner of 'Book of the Year' at the British Book Awards
A BBC 'Big Jubilee Read'
This is one of the most moving novels set in Glasgow during the Thatcher era. Shuggie Bain tells the story of a boy's failed attempt to save his proud, alcoholic mother from her dependency.
In 1981, Glasgow is in decline and good families must survive by any means. Agnes Bain always expected more from life, dreaming of bigger things. But Agnes is abandoned by her cheating husband and as she sinks deeper into alcohol, the children try to save her, but one by one they must leave her to save themselves.
It is her son, Shuggie, who holds the hope for as long as he can. Shuggie is different, he is not "normal". But he believes that if he tries hard, he can be like other boys and help his mother escape this uncertain place.
Douglas Stuart's Shuggie Bain reveals the relentless nature of poverty, the limits of love, and the emptiness of pride. For fans of A Little Life and Angela's Ashes, it is a touching novel by an exceptional author with a powerful and important story to tell.
"A moving novel" – The Times
"Tender and unsentimental... Shuggie's character... leaps off the pages." – Daily Mail
"Douglas Stuart has written a first novel of rare and lasting beauty." – Observer
Pages: 448, Publication Year: 1124, Dimensions: 16.3x16.3cm
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- Author
- Douglas Stuart
- Publisher
- Macmillan Publishers
- Language
- English
- Type
- Classic Literature
- Cover
- Hardcover
- Number of Pages
- 448
- Publication Date
- 2020
- Dimensions
- 16x24 cm
- ISBN-13
- 9781529019278
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- Books Adapted to TV Series / Movies
- No
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