Shuggie Bain: a novel
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New York, NY : Grove Press, 2020.
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Book
Physical Desc:
430 pages ; 24 cm
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Woodbridge Adult Fiction
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The story of Hugh "Shuggie" Bain, a sweet and lonely boy who spends his 1980s childhood in run-down public housing in Glasgow, Scotland, taking care of his beloved mother Agnes. Agnes is a proud, beautiful woman who turns herself out like her idol Elizabeth Taylor, but she is an alcoholic, and spends most of the family's weekly benefits money on alcohol. Shuggie is meanwhile doing all he can to somehow become the normal boy he desperately longs to be, but everyone has realized that Shuggie is "no right," and now Agnes's addiction has the power to eclipse everyone close to her, especially her beloved Shuggie.
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Subjects
LC Subjects
Boys -- Scotland -- Glasgow -- 20th century -- Fiction.
Gay youth -- Scotland -- 20th century -- Fiction.
Glasgow (Scotland) -- 20th century -- Fiction.
Landlord and tenant -- Scotland -- Glasgow -- 20th century -- Fiction.
Mothers and sons -- Fiction.
Public housing -- Scotland -- 20th century -- Fiction.
Scotland -- 20th century -- Fiction.
Women alcoholics -- Fiction.
Working class families -- Scotland -- Glasgow -- 20th century -- Fiction.
Gay youth -- Scotland -- 20th century -- Fiction.
Glasgow (Scotland) -- 20th century -- Fiction.
Landlord and tenant -- Scotland -- Glasgow -- 20th century -- Fiction.
Mothers and sons -- Fiction.
Public housing -- Scotland -- 20th century -- Fiction.
Scotland -- 20th century -- Fiction.
Women alcoholics -- Fiction.
Working class families -- Scotland -- Glasgow -- 20th century -- Fiction.
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Language:
English
ISBN:
9780802148049, 0802148042, 9780802148506, 0802148506
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Description
The story of Hugh "Shuggie" Bain, a sweet and lonely boy who spends his 1980s childhood in run-down public housing in Glasgow, Scotland, taking care of his beloved mother Agnes. Agnes is a proud, beautiful woman who turns herself out like her idol Elizabeth Taylor, but she is an alcoholic, and spends most of the family's weekly benefits money on alcohol. Shuggie is meanwhile doing all he can to somehow become the normal boy he desperately longs to be, but everyone has realized that Shuggie is "no right," and now Agnes's addiction has the power to eclipse everyone close to her, especially her beloved Shuggie.
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APA Citation (style guide)
Stuart, D. (2020). Shuggie Bain: a novel. New York, NY, Grove Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Stuart, Douglas, 1976-. 2020. Shuggie Bain: A Novel. New York, NY, Grove Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Stuart, Douglas, 1976-, Shuggie Bain: A Novel. New York, NY, Grove Press, 2020.
MLA Citation (style guide)Stuart, Douglas. Shuggie Bain: A Novel. New York, NY, Grove Press, 2020.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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