Winner of the Booker Prize
Winner of 'Book of the Year' and 'Debut of the Year' at the British Book Awards
The Million-Copy Bestseller

'An amazingly intimate, compassionate, gripping portrait of addiction, courage and love.' - The judges of the Booker Prize

'Shuggie Bain means so much to me. It is such a powerfully written story... I love a heartbreak book but there is so much love within this one, particularly between Shuggie and his mother Agnes.' - Dua Lipa

It is 1981. Glasgow is dying and good families must grift to survive. Agnes Bain has always expected more from life, dreaming of greater things. But Agnes is abandoned by her philandering husband, and as she descends deeper into drink, her children try their best to save her, yet one by one they must abandon her to save themselves.

It is her son Shuggie who holds out hope the longest. Shuggie is different, he is clearly no' right. But Shuggie believes that if he tries his hardest, he can be normal like the other boys and help his mother escape this hopeless place.

Shuggie Bain lays bare the ruthlessness of poverty, the limits of love, and the hollowness of pride. For readers of A Little Life and Angela's Ashes, it is a heartbreaking novel by a brilliant writer with a powerful and important story to tell.

'Douglas Stuart has written a first novel of rare and lasting beauty.' - The Observer

'A heartbreaking novel' - The Times

'Tender and unsentimental... The Billy Elliot-ish character of Shuggie... leaps off the page.' - Daily Mail

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• Literature & FictionGenre FictionLGBTQ+Gay
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• Literature & FictionGenre FictionUrban
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• Publication Date: February 20, 2020
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• Print Length: 453 Pages
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