Shuggie Bain: Winner of the Booker Prize 2020

Douglas Stuart's debut novel "Shuggie Bain" is a powerful portrait of addiction, courage, and love. Set in 1981 Glasgow, the story follows Agnes Bain, who is abandoned by her husband and falls into alcoholism. Her son Shuggie holds out hope the longest, trying to be normal like the other boys and help his mother escape the hopeless place. The novel explores the ruthlessness of poverty, the limits of love, and the hollowness of pride. It has received critical acclaim, including winning the Booker Prize, Book of the Year, and Debut of the Year at the British Book Awards.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 448 pages
Publication date: 15 April 2021
Publisher: Pan Macmillan

Douglas Stuart's debut novel, "Shuggie Bain," has been awarded the Booker Prize, Book of the Year, and Debut of the Year at the British Book Awards. The novel is a powerful and intimate portrayal of addiction, courage, and love, following the life of Agnes Bain and her children in 1981 Glasgow.

Agnes, abandoned by her philandering husband, falls deeper into alcoholism, leaving her children to struggle to save her. Shuggie, her son, holds out hope the longest, believing that if he tries hard enough, he can be normal like the other boys and help his mother escape the hopeless place they live in.

Through Shuggie's eyes, Stuart explores the ruthlessness of poverty, the limits of love, and the hollowness of pride. The novel is tender and unsentimental, with a Billy Elliot-ish character of Shuggie that leaps off the page.

"Shuggie Bain" has received critical acclaim, with The Times describing it as a "heartbreaking novel" and The Daily Mail praising its "tender and unsentimental" portrayal. The novel has also been a million-copy bestseller, cementing Stuart's place as a rising star in the literary world.

Douglas Stuart's debut novel "Shuggie Bain" is a powerful and intimate portrayal of addiction, courage, and love, set in 1981 Glasgow. The novel follows the life of Agnes Bain and her children as they struggle to save her from the depths of alcoholism. Shuggie, her son, holds out hope the longest, believing that if he tries hard enough, he can be normal like the other boys and help his mother escape the hopeless place they live in. Through Shuggie's eyes, Stuart explores the ruthlessness of poverty, the limits of love, and the hollowness of pride. The novel is tender and unsentimental, with a Billy Elliot-ish character of Shuggie that leaps off the page. "Shuggie Bain" has received critical acclaim, with The Times describing it as a "heartbreaking novel" and The Daily Mail praising its "tender and unsentimental" portrayal. The novel has also been a million-copy bestseller, cementing Stuart's place as a rising star in the literary world.

Weight: 318g
Dimension: 197 x 130 x 29 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781529019292