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Douglas Stuart: Shuggie Bain

Douglas Stuart: Shuggie Bain

Douglas Stuart talks about his Booker Prize winning novel Shuggie Bain

World Book Club · BBC World Service

December 5, 202449m 1s

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The Scottish-American writer Douglas Stuart talks about his Booker Prize winning Shuggie Bain. The powerful, heartbreaking story of a young boy's love for his addict mother, and a mother's chaotic love for her son.

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