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SHUGGIE BAIN Douglas Stuart / 1st Ed PB 2020 Winner Booker Prize
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WInner Booker Prize 2020, Book of the Year British Book Awards 2021, Debut of the Year British Book Awards 2021, A BBC 'Big Jubilee Read'
Softcover, crease to spine edge and corner of cover, pages are unmarked.
430 pages, 23 x 15 cms, Picador, first edition 2020. The photograph forms part of the description. ISBN-13: 9781529019285
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, the 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.
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Softcover, crease to spine edge and corner of cover, pages are unmarked.
430 pages, 23 x 15 cms, Picador, first edition 2020. The photograph forms part of the description. ISBN-13: 9781529019285
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, the 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.
All items have been cleaned with a disinfectant solution for your protection. Can be picked up from HILLARYS (any time) OR NOLLAMARA (Wednesdays, school terms). If you require postage, please send me your postcode. To see all my current listings, click on my name: Riverdancer.
- Date Listed:03/10/2022
- Last Edited:03/10/2022
- Condition:Used
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