Shuggie Bain: A Novel Ying Hui Tan for your sake

for your sake

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How they fought—and died

"The fact that other people also suffer from the same problems is of no importance

she’s just getting through the days—until Andrew

Shuggie Bain: A Novel Ying Hui Tan for your sakeShuggie Bain 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. Thatchers policies have put husbands and sons out of work, and the citys notorious drugs epidemic is waiting in the wings. Shuggies mother Agnes walks a wayward path: she is Shuggies guiding light but a burden for him and his siblings. She dreams of a house with its own front door