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Shuggie Bain
2020448 pagesModerate readSteady pace
★ Booker Prize, 2020
A boy and his mother in 1980s Glasgow
Shuggie Bain is a sensitive boy growing up in a Glasgow housing estate in the Thatcher years. His mother Agnes, who dreams of a better life, falls deeper into alcoholism, and Shuggie tries to keep her going. It was Douglas Stuart's debut and won the 2020 Booker Prize.
More about this book
Who
Shuggie Bain and his mother Agnes.
World
Glasgow, from 1981 to 1992.
What makes it different
It is a debut novel drawn from the author's own background.
Feel
Tender and heartbreaking.
Page count and cover shown for: Selected edition
Further reading
- Shuggie BainWikipedia