Douglas Stuart with Damian Barr: The Making of Shuggie Bain (2020 Event)

In the words of the Kirkus review: ‘You will never forget Shuggie
Bain. Scene by scene, this book is a masterpiece.’

This astonishing debut is a powerful and heartbreaking story
about the love between a boy and his mother, about poverty and
addiction, about Thatcher’s Glasgow, about sexuality, coming of
age and finding one’s way. Roaming through public housing,
wandering in and out of pubs and neighbourhoods, it asks how we
might protect those we love most of all, and at what cost.

Hugh ‘Shuggie’ Bain and his mother Agnes are two of the great
characters of literature and in this event recorded live at the
2020 Book Festival, their creator, Douglas Stuart, answers your
questions after a conversation with author Damian
Barr. Inviting comparisons to the works of Alan
Hollinghurst, Frank McCourt, and Hanya Yanagihara, you will not
finish it unscathed, and you will not forget Shuggie Bain.