Stuart, Douglas
Shuggie Bain: Winner of the Booker Prize 2020
- ISBN 13:
- 9781529019292
- author:
- Stuart, Douglas
- format:
- Paperback / softback
- publisher:
- Picador
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2021
- Pages:
- 448
- Dimensions:
- 19.7 x 13 x 2.9 centimeters (0.3
- Genre:
- Fiction & Literature, Literary, Fiction & Literature,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 4 working days
Description
Shuggie Bain is a powerful and intimate portrait of addiction, courage and love. In 1981, Glasgow is struggling to survive, and families must find ways to make ends meet. For Agnes Bain, a life of dreams has turned into a desperate struggle to cope with her philandering husband's abandonment. Her children try to save her, but one by one, they must abandon her to save themselves. Shuggie, her son, holds out hope the longest, believing that with hard work, he can be normal and help his mother escape their hopeless situation. This heartbreaking novel lays bare the ruthlessness of poverty, the limits of love, and the hollowness of pride. With a tender and unsentimental touch, Douglas Stuart tells a story that is both heartbreaking and important.
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