Shuggie Bain: a novel
Author:
Publisher:
Varies, see individual formats and editions
Pub. Date:
Varies, see individual formats and editions
Language:
English
Description
"Young Hugh "Shuggie" Bain is a sweet and lonely boy who spends his 1980s childhood in public housing in Glasgow, Scotland. Thatcher's war on heavy industry has put husbands and sons out of work, and the city's notorious drugs epidemic is waiting in the wings. Shuggie's mother Agnes walks a wayward path: she is Shuggie's guiding light but a burden for his artistic brother and practical sister. She dreams of a house with its own front door while she flicks through the pages of the Freemans catalogue, ordering a little happiness on credit, anything to brighten up her grey life. Married to a "whoremaster" of a husband, Agnes keeps her pride by looking good--her beehive, make-up, and pearly-white false teeth offer a glamourous image of a Glaswegian Elizabeth Taylor. But under the surface, Agnes finds increasing solace in drink, and she drains away the lion's share of each week's benefits--all the family has to live on--on cans of extra-strong lager hidden in handbags and poured into tea mugs. Agnes's older children find their own ways to get a safe distance from their mother, abandoning Shuggie to look after her as she swings between alcoholic binges and sobriety. He is meanwhile doing all he can to somehow become the normal boy he desperately longs to be, but everyone has realized that Shuggie is "no right," and now Agnes's addiction has the power to eclipse everyone close to her--even and especially her beloved Shuggie"--Provided by publisher.
More Copies In Prospector
Loading Prospector Copies...
Subjects
Subjects
Audiobooks
Bildungsromans
Boys
Boys -- Scotland -- Glasgow -- 20th century -- Fiction
Children of alcoholics
Children of alcoholics -- Fiction
Coming of age
Coming of age -- Fiction
Domestic fiction
Electronic books
Families
Families -- Fiction
Family secrets
Family secrets -- Fiction
Fiction
Gay youth
Gay youth -- Scotland -- 20th century -- Fiction
Glasgow (Scotland) -- 20th century -- Fiction
Landlord and tenant
Landlord and tenant -- Scotland -- Glasgow -- 20th century -- Fiction
Literature
Literature -- Fiction
Mothers and sons
Mothers and sons -- Fiction
Public housing
Public housing -- Scotland -- 20th century -- Fiction
Scotland -- 20th century -- Fiction
Sound recording
Women alcoholics
Women alcoholics -- Fiction
Working class families
Working class families -- Scotland -- Glasgow -- 20th century -- Fiction
Working class families -- Scotland -- Glasgow -- Fiction
Bildungsromans
Boys
Boys -- Scotland -- Glasgow -- 20th century -- Fiction
Children of alcoholics
Children of alcoholics -- Fiction
Coming of age
Coming of age -- Fiction
Domestic fiction
Electronic books
Families
Families -- Fiction
Family secrets
Family secrets -- Fiction
Fiction
Gay youth
Gay youth -- Scotland -- 20th century -- Fiction
Glasgow (Scotland) -- 20th century -- Fiction
Landlord and tenant
Landlord and tenant -- Scotland -- Glasgow -- 20th century -- Fiction
Literature
Literature -- Fiction
Mothers and sons
Mothers and sons -- Fiction
Public housing
Public housing -- Scotland -- 20th century -- Fiction
Scotland -- 20th century -- Fiction
Sound recording
Women alcoholics
Women alcoholics -- Fiction
Working class families
Working class families -- Scotland -- Glasgow -- 20th century -- Fiction
Working class families -- Scotland -- Glasgow -- Fiction
More Details
ISBN:
9780802148506
9781666565164
9781690564584
9780802148049
9780802148056
9781666565164
9781690564584
9780802148049
9780802148056
UPC:
9781690564584
Reviews from GoodReads
Loading GoodReads Reviews.
Staff View
Grouping Information
Grouped Work ID | c3ef12ab-4b52-176c-0bab-64719b3987a8 |
---|---|
Grouping Title | shuggie bain |
Grouping Author | douglas stuart |
Grouping Category | book |
Grouping Language | English (eng) |
Last Grouping Update | 2024-03-28 01:36:39AM |
Last Indexed | 2024-03-28 01:39:37AM |
Solr Fields
accelerated_reader_point_value
0
accelerated_reader_reading_level
0
auth_author2
King, Angus
King, Angus (Actor)
King, Angus (Actor)
author
Stuart, Douglas, 1976-
author2-role
King, Angus(Actor),narrator
King, Angus,reader
hoopla digital
King, Angus,reader
hoopla digital
author_display
Stuart, Douglas
available_at_broomfield
Broomfield Library
Online OverDrive Collection
Online OverDrive Collection
detailed_location_broomfield
Broomfield Fiction
Online OverDrive Collection
Online OverDrive Collection
display_description
"Young Hugh "Shuggie" Bain is a sweet and lonely boy who spends his 1980s childhood in public housing in Glasgow, Scotland. Thatcher's war on heavy industry has put husbands and sons out of work, and the city's notorious drugs epidemic is waiting in the wings. Shuggie's mother Agnes walks a wayward path: she is Shuggie's guiding light but a burden for his artistic brother and practical sister. She dreams of a house with its own front door while she flicks through the pages of the Freemans catalogue, ordering a little happiness on credit, anything to brighten up her grey life. Married to a "whoremaster" of a husband, Agnes keeps her pride by looking good--her beehive, make-up, and pearly-white false teeth offer a glamourous image of a Glaswegian Elizabeth Taylor. But under the surface, Agnes finds increasing solace in drink, and she drains away the lion's share of each week's benefits--all the family has to live on--on cans of extra-strong lager hidden in handbags and poured into tea mugs. Agnes's older children find their own ways to get a safe distance from their mother, abandoning Shuggie to look after her as she swings between alcoholic binges and sobriety. He is meanwhile doing all he can to somehow become the normal boy he desperately longs to be, but everyone has realized that Shuggie is "no right," and now Agnes's addiction has the power to eclipse everyone close to her--even and especially her beloved Shuggie"--Provided by publisher.
format_broomfield
Audio CD
Book
eAudiobook
Book
eAudiobook
format_category_broomfield
Audio Books
Books
eBook
Books
eBook
id
c3ef12ab-4b52-176c-0bab-64719b3987a8
isbn
9780802148049
9780802148056
9780802148506
9781666565164
9781690564584
9780802148056
9780802148506
9781666565164
9781690564584
itype_broomfield
CD audio
hardcover book
paperback book
hardcover book
paperback book
last_indexed
2024-03-28T07:39:37.548Z
lexile_score
-1
literary_form
Fiction
literary_form_full
Fiction
local_callnumber_broomfield
F Stuar
Online OverDrive
Online OverDrive
owning_library_broomfield
Broomfield
Broomfield Online
Broomfield Online
owning_location_broomfield
Broomfield Library
Online OverDrive Collection
Online OverDrive Collection
primary_isbn
9780802148506
primary_upc
9781690564584
publishDate
2020
publisher
Dreamscape Media
Dreamscape Media, LLC
Grove Atlantic
Grove Press
Dreamscape Media, LLC
Grove Atlantic
Grove Press
recordtype
grouped_work
subject_facet
Audiobooks
Bildungsromans
Boys -- Scotland -- Glasgow -- 20th century -- Fiction
Children of alcoholics -- Fiction
Coming of age -- Fiction
Domestic fiction
Electronic books
Families -- Fiction
Family secrets -- Fiction
Fiction
Gay youth -- Scotland -- 20th century -- Fiction
Glasgow (Scotland) -- 20th century -- Fiction
Landlord and tenant -- Scotland -- Glasgow -- 20th century -- Fiction
Literature -- Fiction
Mothers and sons -- Fiction
Public housing -- Scotland -- 20th century -- Fiction
Scotland -- 20th century -- Fiction
Sound recording
Women alcoholics -- Fiction
Working class families -- Scotland -- Glasgow -- 20th century -- Fiction
Working class families -- Scotland -- Glasgow -- Fiction
Bildungsromans
Boys -- Scotland -- Glasgow -- 20th century -- Fiction
Children of alcoholics -- Fiction
Coming of age -- Fiction
Domestic fiction
Electronic books
Families -- Fiction
Family secrets -- Fiction
Fiction
Gay youth -- Scotland -- 20th century -- Fiction
Glasgow (Scotland) -- 20th century -- Fiction
Landlord and tenant -- Scotland -- Glasgow -- 20th century -- Fiction
Literature -- Fiction
Mothers and sons -- Fiction
Public housing -- Scotland -- 20th century -- Fiction
Scotland -- 20th century -- Fiction
Sound recording
Women alcoholics -- Fiction
Working class families -- Scotland -- Glasgow -- 20th century -- Fiction
Working class families -- Scotland -- Glasgow -- Fiction
title_display
Shuggie Bain : a novel
title_full
Shuggie Bain
Shuggie Bain : a novel / by Douglas Stuart
Shuggie Bain [compact disc] : a novel / Douglas Stuart
Shuggie Bain [electronic resource] / Douglas Stuart
Shuggie Bain : a novel / by Douglas Stuart
Shuggie Bain [compact disc] : a novel / Douglas Stuart
Shuggie Bain [electronic resource] / Douglas Stuart
title_short
Shuggie Bain
title_sub
a novel
topic_facet
Boys
Children of alcoholics
Coming of age
Electronic books
Families
Family secrets
Fiction
Gay youth
Landlord and tenant
Literature
Mothers and sons
Public housing
Women alcoholics
Working class families
Children of alcoholics
Coming of age
Electronic books
Families
Family secrets
Fiction
Gay youth
Landlord and tenant
Literature
Mothers and sons
Public housing
Women alcoholics
Working class families
upc
9781690564584
Solr Details Tables
item_details
Bib Id | Item Id | Shelf Loc | Call Num | Format | Format Category | Num Copies | Is Order Item | Is eContent | eContent Source | eContent URL | Detailed Status | Last Checkin | Location |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
overdrive:0bbd801a-7729-423f-93a2-b0bec0addcc6 | 10 | Online OverDrive Collection | Online OverDrive | eAudiobook | Audio Books | 0 | false | true | OverDrive | Available Online | |||
overdrive:0bbd801a-7729-423f-93a2-b0bec0addcc6 | -1 | Online OverDrive Collection | Online OverDrive | eAudiobook | Audio Books | 9 | false | true | OverDrive | Available Online | |||
overdrive:0bbd801a-7729-423f-93a2-b0bec0addcc6 | 1 | Online OverDrive Collection | Online OverDrive | eAudiobook | Audio Books | 0 | false | true | OverDrive | Available Online | |||
overdrive:0bbd801a-7729-423f-93a2-b0bec0addcc6 | 3 | Online OverDrive Collection | Online OverDrive | eAudiobook | Audio Books | 0 | false | true | OverDrive | Available Online | |||
overdrive:0bbd801a-7729-423f-93a2-b0bec0addcc6 | 11 | Online OverDrive Collection | Online OverDrive | eAudiobook | Audio Books | 0 | false | true | OverDrive | Available Online | |||
overdrive:0bbd801a-7729-423f-93a2-b0bec0addcc6 | 8 | Online OverDrive Collection | Online OverDrive | eAudiobook | Audio Books | 0 | false | true | OverDrive | Available Online | |||
overdrive:0bbd801a-7729-423f-93a2-b0bec0addcc6 | 2 | Online OverDrive Collection | Online OverDrive | eAudiobook | Audio Books | 0 | false | true | OverDrive | Available Online | |||
hoopla:MWT12827118 | Online Hoopla Collection | Online Hoopla | eAudiobook | Audio Books | 1 | false | true | Hoopla | https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/12827118?utm_source=MARC&Lid=hh4435 | Available Online | |||
ils:.b29402980 | .i45164563 | Broomfield Fiction | F Stuar | 1 | false | false | On Shelf | Jun 24, 2023 | mdfca | ||||
ils:.b29402980 | .i45833485 | Loveland Adult Fiction | Stuart, D. | 1 | false | false | On Shelf | Aug 09, 2023 | lvfca | ||||
ils:.b29402980 | .i45868311 | Boulder Main Adult Fiction | F Stua | 1 | false | false | Due Apr 8, 2024 | Mar 15, 2024 | bmfca | ||||
ils:.b29402980 | .i4513666x | Boulder Meadows Adult Fiction | F Stua | 1 | false | false | Due Apr 19, 2024 | Nov 16, 2023 | befca | ||||
ils:.b29402980 | .i45833497 | Loveland Adult Fiction | Stuart, D. | 1 | false | false | On Shelf | Mar 12, 2024 | lvfca | ||||
ils:.b29402980 | .i45883695 | Louisville Adult Fiction | FIC STU | 1 | false | false | On Shelf | Mar 17, 2024 | lsfca | ||||
ils:.b29402980 | .i45136671 | Boulder Reynolds Adult Fiction | F Stua | 1 | false | false | On Shelf | Jan 20, 2024 | bgfca | ||||
ils:.b29402980 | .i45880566 | Lafayette General Fiction | Stu | 1 | false | false | On Shelf | Nov 07, 2023 | lafga | ||||
ils:.b29402980 | .i45846169 | Loveland Adult Fiction | Stuart, D. | 1 | false | false | On Shelf | Dec 30, 2023 | lvfca | ||||
ils:.b29402980 | .i45856989 | Longmont Adult Fiction | FICTION STUART, D. | 1 | false | false | On Shelf | Mar 09, 2024 | lgfca | ||||
ils:.b29402980 | .i45880554 | Lafayette General Fiction | Stu | 1 | false | false | On Shelf | Sep 13, 2023 | lafga | ||||
ils:.b29402980 | .i45857015 | Longmont Adult Fiction | FICTION STUART, D. | 1 | false | false | On Shelf | Mar 17, 2024 | lgfca | ||||
ils:.b29711095 | .i45707522 | Boulder Main Books on CD | D Stua | 1 | false | false | On Shelf | Mar 21, 2023 | bmbca | ||||
hoopla:MWT12835918 | Online Hoopla Collection | Online Hoopla | eBook | eBook | 1 | false | true | Hoopla | https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/12835918?utm_source=MARC&Lid=hh4435 | Available Online |
record_details
Bib Id | Format | Format Category | Edition | Language | Publisher | Publication Date | Physical Description | Abridged |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
overdrive:0bbd801a-7729-423f-93a2-b0bec0addcc6 | eAudiobook | Audio Books | English | Dreamscape Media | 2020 | |||
hoopla:MWT12827118 | eAudiobook | Audio Books | Unabridged | English | Dreamscape Media | 2020 | 1 online resource (1 audio file (17hr., 30 min.)) : digital. | |
ils:.b29402980 | Book | Books | First Grove Atlantic hardcover edition | English | Grove Press | 2020 | 430 pages ; 24 cm | |
ils:.b29711095 | Audio CD | Audio Books | Unabridged | English | Dreamscape Media, LLC | [2020] | 14 audio discs (approximately 1050 min.) : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 in. | |
hoopla:MWT12835918 | eBook | eBook | English | Grove Atlantic | 2020 | 1 online resource (159 pages) |
scoping_details_broomfield
Bib Id | Item Id | Grouped Status | Status | Locally Owned | Available | Holdable | Bookable | In Library Use Only | Library Owned | Holdable PTypes | Bookable PTypes | Local Url |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
overdrive:0bbd801a-7729-423f-93a2-b0bec0addcc6 | -1 | Available Online | Available Online | false | true | true | false | false | false | |||
overdrive:0bbd801a-7729-423f-93a2-b0bec0addcc6 | 3 | Available Online | Available Online | false | true | true | false | false | true | |||
ils:.b29402980 | .i45164563 | On Shelf | On Shelf | false | true | true | false | false | true | 9999 | ||
ils:.b29402980 | .i45833485 | On Shelf | On Shelf | false | true | true | false | false | false | 1, 2, 3, 131, 4, 5, 6, 7, 135, 8, 136, 9, 137, 10, 11, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 45, 46, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 80, 81, 82, 84, 85, 86, 87, 92, 93, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 105, 106, 108, 109, 110, 115, 117, 118, 119, 125 | ||
ils:.b29402980 | .i45868311 | Checked Out | Checked Out | false | false | true | false | false | false | 128, 129, 131, 132, 133, 135, 136, 137, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 45, 46, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 80, 81, 82, 84, 85, 86, 92, 93, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 105, 106, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 125, 126, 127 | ||
ils:.b29402980 | .i4513666x | Checked Out | Checked Out | false | false | true | false | false | false | 128, 129, 131, 132, 133, 135, 136, 137, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 45, 46, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 80, 81, 82, 84, 85, 86, 92, 93, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 105, 106, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 125, 126, 127 | ||
ils:.b29402980 | .i45833497 | On Shelf | On Shelf | false | true | true | false | false | false | 1, 2, 3, 131, 4, 5, 6, 7, 135, 8, 136, 9, 137, 10, 11, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 45, 46, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 80, 81, 82, 84, 85, 86, 87, 92, 93, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 105, 106, 108, 109, 110, 115, 117, 118, 119, 125 | ||
ils:.b29402980 | .i45883695 | On Shelf | On Shelf | false | true | true | false | false | false | 128, 129, 3, 131, 132, 133, 135, 8, 136, 9, 137, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 18, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 45, 46, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 80, 81, 82, 84, 85, 86, 87, 92, 93, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 105, 106, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 125, 126, 127 | ||
ils:.b29402980 | .i45136671 | On Shelf | On Shelf | false | true | true | false | false | false | 128, 129, 131, 132, 133, 135, 136, 137, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 45, 46, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 80, 81, 82, 84, 85, 86, 92, 93, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 105, 106, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 125, 126, 127 | ||
ils:.b29402980 | .i45880566 | On Shelf | On Shelf | false | true | true | false | false | false | 128, 1, 129, 2, 3, 131, 4, 132, 5, 133, 6, 7, 135, 8, 136, 9, 137, 10, 11, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 45, 46, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 80, 81, 82, 84, 85, 86, 87, 92, 93, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 105, 106, 108, 109, 110, 117, 118, 119, 125, 126, 127 | ||
ils:.b29402980 | .i45846169 | On Shelf | On Shelf | false | true | true | false | false | false | 1, 2, 3, 131, 4, 5, 6, 7, 135, 8, 136, 9, 137, 10, 11, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 45, 46, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 80, 81, 82, 84, 85, 86, 87, 92, 93, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 105, 106, 108, 109, 110, 115, 117, 118, 119, 125 | ||
ils:.b29402980 | .i45856989 | On Shelf | On Shelf | false | true | true | false | false | false | 128, 1, 129, 2, 3, 131, 4, 132, 5, 133, 6, 7, 135, 8, 136, 9, 137, 10, 11, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 45, 46, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 80, 81, 82, 84, 85, 86, 87, 89, 92, 93, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 103, 105, 106, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 125, 126, 127 | ||
ils:.b29402980 | .i45880554 | On Shelf | On Shelf | false | true | true | false | false | false | 128, 1, 129, 2, 3, 131, 4, 132, 5, 133, 6, 7, 135, 8, 136, 9, 137, 10, 11, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 45, 46, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 80, 81, 82, 84, 85, 86, 87, 92, 93, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 105, 106, 108, 109, 110, 117, 118, 119, 125, 126, 127 | ||
ils:.b29402980 | .i45857015 | On Shelf | On Shelf | false | true | true | false | false | false | 128, 1, 129, 2, 3, 131, 4, 132, 5, 133, 6, 7, 135, 8, 136, 9, 137, 10, 11, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 45, 46, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 80, 81, 82, 84, 85, 86, 87, 89, 92, 93, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 103, 105, 106, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 125, 126, 127 | ||
ils:.b29711095 | .i45707522 | On Shelf | On Shelf | false | true | true | false | false | false | 128, 129, 131, 132, 133, 135, 136, 8, 137, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 45, 46, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 80, 81, 82, 84, 85, 86, 87, 92, 93, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 105, 106, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 125, 126, 127 |