Booker Prize 2020 Winner Official Website of the Author " Shuggie Bain is the unforgettable story of young Hugh "Shuggie" Bain, a sweet and lonely boy who spends his 1980s childhood in run-down public housing in Glasgow, Scotland. Thatcher's policies have put husbands and sons out of work, and the city's notorious drugs epidemic is waiting in the wings. Shuggie's mother Agnes walks a wayward path: she is Shuggie's guiding light but a burden for him and his siblings..." Douglas Stuart is a Scottish - American author. FINALIST FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD IN FICTION FINALIST FOR THE KIRKUS PRIZE FOR FICTION FINALIST FOR THE CENTER FOR FICTION DEBUT NOVEL PRIZE LONGLISTED FOR THE ANDREW CARNEGIE MEDAL FOR EXCELLENCE IN FICTION Named the Book of the Year by The Times Named the Book of the Year by The Telegraph Named a Notable Book of the Year by the New York Times Named One of the Best Books of the Year by The Observer Named a Best Book...
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