Stuart, Douglas

Shuggie Bain

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ISBN 13:
9781529019278
author:
Stuart, Douglas
format:
Hardback
publisher:
Picador
language:
English
Publication Year:
2020
Pages:
448
Dimensions:
24.2 x 16.3 x 4.5 centimetres (0
Genre:
Fiction & Literature, Literary, Fiction & Literature,
Condition:
New
Availability:
Item usually sent within 10 working days
£14.24

Description

Shuggie Bain is a heart-wrenching novel about a boy's desperate attempt to save his mother from addiction. Set against the backdrop of Glasgow in the Thatcher years, the story follows Agnes Bain as she struggles with her own demons and the children try to save her. Her son Shuggie holds out hope the longest, but even he is not immune to the harsh realities of poverty and the limits of love. As Agnes's situation spirals out of control, the children must make difficult choices to save themselves. Shuggie, who is different from the other boys, believes that if he tries hard enough, he can be normal and help his mother escape her hopeless situation. But the ruthlessness of poverty and the hollowness of pride threaten to tear them all apart. This is a powerful and important story about the human condition, told with rare and lasting beauty.

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