Douglas Stuart: "I had no wonder in me, I grew up knowing the value of hard work"

Toxic masculinity, alcoholism, poverty, violence… Shuggie Bath addresses several themes, what is the central message? Love! The message is how love endures when attacked on multiple fronts. One cannot write a book on the Glasgow of 1899 without mentioning the political aspect. There is unemployment, poverty, violence, misogyny and homophobia… But they are just there … Read more

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