by Douglas Stuart · Edicions de 1984 · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788416987955
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Set in the eighties in Glasgow, this moving novel tells the story of Agnes Bain, a woman struggling with poverty and addiction in a city devastated by the economic crisis. Abandoned by her husband, Agnes faces the care of her three children alone, taking refuge in alcohol. While her children abandon her one by one to save themselves, Shuggie, the youngest, refuses to give up and fights tirelessly to help his mother escape her desperate situation. A story of frustration, addiction and unconditional love that reveals the cruelty of poverty and the limits of love.
Douglas Stuart is a Scottish-American fashion designer, novelist and writer. Born in Glasgow, Scotland, he studied at the Scottish College of Textiles and London's Royal College of Art, before moving at the age of 24 to New York City, where he built a successful career in fashion design, while also beginning to write. His debut novel, Shuggie Bain – which had initially been turned down by many publishers on both sides of the Atlantic – was awarded the 2020 Booker Prize. His second novel, Young Mungo, was published in April 2022.
