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Like his debut Shuggie Bain, winner of the 2020 Booker Prize, Stuart's latest is a raw depiction of Glasgow in the Thatcher years—economically depressed, endemically alcoholic, and no safe place for a gay boy just discovering his sexuality. Stuart masterfully builds tension in two timelines as he flashes between the present, where Mungo ruefully follows two adult "friends" far into the woods on a fishing trip...Log In or Sign Up to Read More