Shuggie Bain (Booker Prize Winner)

A stunning debut novel by a masterful writer telling the heart—wrenching story of a young boy and his alcoholic mother, whose love is only matched by her pride.

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 ...