SHUGGIE BAIN

Shuggie Bain tells the story of a boy's doomed attempt to save his proud, alcoholic mother from her addiction. Theres no way to fak e the life experience that forms the bedrock of Douglas Stuarts wonderful Shuggie Bain. No way to fake the talent either. Shuggie w ill knock you sideways, Richard Russo. Every now and then a novel comes along that feels necessary and inevitable. Ill never forget Shuggie and Agnes or the incredibly detailed Glasgow they inhabit.