Shuggie Bain Winner of the Booker Prize by Douglas Stuart Debut of the Year Paperback

'Title in this set:. Shuggie Bain: The Million-Copy Bestseller & Winner of the Booker Prize. Condition: BRAND NEW. Format: Paperback. ISBN  ‎:  9781529019292. Description:. It is 1981. Glasgow is dying and good families must grift to survive. Agnes Bain has always expected more from life, dreaming of greater things. But Agnes is abandoned by her philandering husband, and as she descends deeper into drink, the children try their best to save her, yet one by one they must abandon her to save themselves.. About The Author:. Douglas Stuart is a Scottish-American writer and fashion designer. 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.