4.4
Romans literatuur
This is the unforgettable story of young Hugh “Shuggie” Bain, a sweet and lonely boy who spends his 1980s childhood in run-down public housing in Glasgow, Scotland.
Thatcher’s policies have 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 him and his siblings. 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 philandering taxi-driver 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 care for her as she swings between alcoholic binges and sobriety. Meanwhile, Shuggie is struggling to somehow become the normal boy he desperately longs to be, but everyone has realized that he is “no right,” a boy with a secret that all but him can see. Agnes is supportive of her son, but her addiction has the power to eclipse everyone close to her—even her beloved Shuggie.
A heartbreaking story of addiction, sexuality, and love, Shuggie Bain is an epic portrayal of a working-class family that is rarely seen in fiction.
© 2020 Dreamscape Media, LLC (Luisterboek): 9781690564614
Publicatiedatum
Luisterboek: 11 februari 2020
4.4
Romans literatuur
This is the unforgettable story of young Hugh “Shuggie” Bain, a sweet and lonely boy who spends his 1980s childhood in run-down public housing in Glasgow, Scotland.
Thatcher’s policies have 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 him and his siblings. 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 philandering taxi-driver 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 care for her as she swings between alcoholic binges and sobriety. Meanwhile, Shuggie is struggling to somehow become the normal boy he desperately longs to be, but everyone has realized that he is “no right,” a boy with a secret that all but him can see. Agnes is supportive of her son, but her addiction has the power to eclipse everyone close to her—even her beloved Shuggie.
A heartbreaking story of addiction, sexuality, and love, Shuggie Bain is an epic portrayal of a working-class family that is rarely seen in fiction.
© 2020 Dreamscape Media, LLC (Luisterboek): 9781690564614
Publicatiedatum
Luisterboek: 11 februari 2020
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Melanie
19 feb 2021
Prachtig. Heel toegankelijk geschreven, wat gelijk het onderwerp keihard doet binnenkomen. Toch hoopvol geschreven. Enorm genoten van de voorleesstem.
Roos
12 dec 2020
Prachtig verhaal. Hartverscheurend op sommige momenten. Maar je houdt de hoop dat de hoofdpersonen een betere toekomst tegemoet gaan. De personages zijn imperfecte mensen met wie je mee blijft leven. De grimmige achterbuurten van Glasgow geven het een bijzonder decor.
Cara
12 dec 2020
This book was heartbreaking, funny and unfortunately hit quite close to regarding alcohol abuse. All I wanted was someone to come and save Shuggie and his brother but like Luke said "you can only save yourself".
Linsey
7 mrt 2021
It's a dark but real story. Beautifully written and narrated!
Cibo
18 mrt 2023
5 sterren voor dit boek. Wat een aangrijpend verhaal. En zelden zo’n fantastische voorlezer gehoord als Angus King. Ga zeker meer van luisteren.
Sophie
10 apr 2024
Exceptionally written and impressive. It brings you in 3D in a place you probably have never been before
Truus
29 jul 2023
Niet mijn stijl
Arwen
30 jan 2021
Ja
Peter
23 apr 2021
Very touching.A remarkably realistic clear and precise description of time and place the story is about
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