ARGONAUT BOOKS

A heart-wrenchingly moving first novel set in Glasgow during the Thatcher years, Shuggie Bain tells the story of a boy's doomed attempt to save his proud, alcoholic mother from her addiction. Reviews A heartbreaking novel, a book both beautiful and brutal . . . All that grief and sadness and misery has been turned into something tough, tender and beautifully sad.The TimesLeaves us gutted and marvelling: Life may be short, but it takes forever.New York TimesI think it's the best first book I've read in many years.Guardian - Karl Ove KnausgårdRarely does a debut novel establis...Read More