Shuggie Bain
(Playaway)
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Contributors
Published
Solon, Ohio : Findaway World, LLC, [2020].
Format
Playaway
Edition
Unabridged.
ISBN
9781690564638, 1690564636
Physical Desc
1 audio media player (approximately 17 hr., 30 min.) : digital, HD audio ; 3 3/8 x 2 1/8 in.
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Copies
Location | Call Number | Status |
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Newport - Audiobooks | AudioDig F Stuart | On Hold Shelf |
Newport - Audiobooks | AudioDig F Stuart | On Shelf |
North Providence - Audio Books (2nd Floor) | PLAYAWAY Stuart | On Shelf |
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Published
Solon, Ohio : Findaway World, LLC, [2020].
Edition
Unabridged.
Language
English
ISBN
9781690564638, 1690564636
Notes
General Note
Title from container.
General Note
"HD."
General Note
"Light."
General Note
Previously released by Dreamscape Media, LLC., ℗2020.
General Note
Issued on Playaway, a dedicated audio media player.
General Note
One set of earphones and one AAA battery required for listening.
Participants/Performers
Read by Angus King.
Description
"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 pearlywhite 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."--,Provided by publisher.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Stuart, D., & King, A. (. (2020). Shuggie Bain (Unabridged.). Findaway World, LLC.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Stuart, Douglas, 1976- and Angus (Actor), King. 2020. Shuggie Bain. Findaway World, LLC.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Stuart, Douglas, 1976- and Angus (Actor), King. Shuggie Bain Findaway World, LLC, 2020.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Stuart, Douglas, and Angus (Actor) King. Shuggie Bain Unabridged., Findaway World, LLC, 2020.
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