Douglas Stuart

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• John of John

  Written in English

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  Booker 2026 · Shortlist

  John of John

  John of John

  Douglas Stuart · 50 when first published

  Novel · 416 pages · Family, Coming of age

  AIAI-generated summary:Broke after art school, a young gay man takes the ferry back to his family's croft on the Hebridean island of Harris, home to his devout father and his outspoken Glaswegian grandmother, and keeps his secret to himself.

• Shuggie Bain

  Written in English

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  Booker 2020 · ★ Winner

  Shuggie Bain

  Shuggie Bain

  Douglas Stuart · 44 when first published

  Novel · 448 pages · Family, Coming of age

  AIAI-generated summary:In early-1980s Glasgow, a gentle, lonely boy grows up on a bleak housing scheme beside his proud, glamorous mother, who turns to drink after her unfaithful husband leaves the family.