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Douglas Stuart on 'Shuggie Bain'

Louisiana Literature

CHAPTER

The Otherness of Scotland

There is a strong sense in the book that Glasgow was totally taken apart by Thatcher. Shoggi: "I always felt like the kid that fell between two single mattresses, because no one really wanted to claim me" There's also a priest at the school where Shoggi tries to fit in and doesn't fit in either. How do you do that if you're both Protestant and Catholic?

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