Shuggie Bain
by Douglas Stuart
Shuggie Bain is a novel by Douglas Stuart that tells the story of a young boy growing up in 1980s Glasgow amidst poverty and his mother's struggle with alcoholism. The novel explores themes of love, addiction, and resilience, offering a poignant and intimate look at a family's fight to survive.
Subjects
LGBTQ+ Themes Historical Fiction Scottish Literature Family Drama Addiction and Recovery 1980s Culture Coming-of-Age Social Commentary Poverty and Class Literary Fiction
Have: 1 Want: — Avg Rating: — Ratings: —
Discovery
Your Copy
Market
Community
Recommendations
Young Mungo
by Douglas Stuart
ISBN: 9781432896720 Literature Love Douglas Stuart
Japanese Death Poems: Written by Zen Monks and Haiku Poets on the Verge of Death
by Yoel Hoffmann
ISBN: 9784805314432 Literature
Caucasia
by Danzy Senna
ISBN: 9781573227162 Coming-of-Age Social Commentary Literary Fiction Historical Fiction
Demon Copperhead
by Barbara Kingsolver
ISBN: 9780063251991 Literary Fiction Social Commentary Coming-of-Age Poverty and Class
The Committed
by Viet Thanh Nguyen
ISBN: 9780802157089 Literary Fiction 1980s Culture Historical Fiction
A Painted House
by John Grisham
ISBN: 9780440237228 Historical Fiction Coming-of-Age Social Commentary
Emily of New Moon
by Lucy Maud Montgomery
ISBN: 9780708904015 Coming-of-Age Family Drama Historical Fiction
Normal People
by Sally Rooney
ISBN: 9780571334650 Coming-of-Age Social Commentary Literary Fiction
American Pastoral
by Philip Roth
ISBN: 9780224050005 Family Drama Historical Fiction Literary Fiction
The Edwardians
by Vita Sackville-West
ISBN: 9781987817904 Historical Fiction Social Commentary Literary Fiction
Everything I Never Told You
by Celeste Ng
ISBN: 9781594205712 Family Drama Social Commentary Literary Fiction
Atonement
by Ian McEwan
ISBN: 9781400075553 Historical Fiction Literary Fiction Family Drama
Portrait of a Scotsman
by Evie Dunmore
ISBN: 9781984805706 Historical Fiction Social Commentary Literary Fiction
Conversations with Friends
by Sally Rooney
ISBN: 9780451499059 Coming-of-Age Literary Fiction Social Commentary
Sexing the Cherry
by Jeanette Winterson
ISBN: 9780802198709 Historical Fiction LGBTQ+ Themes Literary Fiction
The Shards
by Bret Easton Ellis
ISBN: 9780593469163 1980s Culture Coming-of-Age Social Commentary
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
by Mark Twain
ISBN: 9781402714603 Coming-of-Age Social Commentary Historical Fiction
The Odd Women
by George Gissing
ISBN: 9781977723451 Social Commentary Historical Fiction Literary Fiction
The Color Purple
by Alice Walker
ISBN: 9780812406528 Historical Fiction LGBTQ+ Themes
The Vanishing Half
by Brit Bennett
ISBN: 9780525536291 Historical Fiction Social Commentary
Rabbit Foot Bill
by Helen Humphreys
ISBN: 9781443451567 Historical Fiction Literary Fiction
My Life and the Paradise Garage
by Mel Cheren
ISBN: 9780967899404 LGBTQ+ Themes 1980s Culture
Lake Life
by David James Poissant
ISBN: 9781476730011 Family Drama Literary Fiction
I Served the King of England
by Bohumil Hrabal
ISBN: 9780811220088 Historical Fiction Social Commentary
The Testaments
by Margaret Atwood
ISBN: 9780525562627 Literary Fiction Social Commentary
The Dark Remains
by William McIlvanney
ISBN: 9781609457181 Scottish Literature Literary Fiction
A Home at the End of the World
by Michael Cunningham
ISBN: 9780374707590 LGBTQ+ Themes 1980s Culture
The Seaplane on Final Approach
by Rebecca Rukeyser
ISBN: 9780385547635 Coming-of-Age Literary Fiction
Sex, Clubs, Dissent: Visualising Queer Nightlife
by Amelia Abraham
ISBN: 9781917651523 LGBTQ+ Themes Social Commentary
Leigh Bowery Looks
by Fergus Greer
ISBN: 9781900828277 LGBTQ+ Themes 1980s Culture
Community Notes