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Slum Boy
'One of the most moving accounts of non-fiction ever written' GUARDIAN
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'A heart-breaking, inspiring read' ALAN CUMMING ONE OF THE MOST MOVING ACCOUNTS OF NON-FICTION EVER WRITTEN GUARDIAN If you like Shuggie Bain, then Slum Boy is for you' LEMN SISSAY John MacDonald is a four-year-old boy growing up in the slums of Glasgow. His mother is...
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Slum Boy
'ONE OF THE MOST MOVING ACCOUNTS OF NON-FICTION EVER WRITTEN' GUARDIAN
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'A heart-breaking, inspiring read' ALAN CUMMING
ONE OF THE MOST MOVING ACCOUNTS OF NON-FICTION EVER WRITTEN GUARDIAN
If you like Shuggie Bain, then Slum Boy is for you' LEMN SISSAY
John MacDonald is a four-year-old boy growing up in the slums of Glasgow. His mother is an addict who leaves him starving in their flat for days at a time.
When a neighbour files a report, John is wrenched away from her and dropped into the care system. There, he has experiences he's too young to understand which his Romani adoptive parents silence as he grows into a gay man.
But John dreams of being reunited with his mother and will stop at nothing to find her. Slum Boy is about how, against all odds, John found a way to his mother and true identity: JUANO DIAZ.
'Remarkable' TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT
In 2024, Juano Diaz was awarded the Pride Award for LGBTQ+ Heroes Changing the World.
'Beautiful. I hope it finds a million readers' ANDREW O'HAGAN
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781914240836
Publisher: Octopus Publishing Group
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 13 February 2025
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: BRAZEN
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 22.0mm
Width: 126.0mm
Height: 196.0mm
Weight: 190g
Pages: 272
About the Author
JUANO DIAZ is an internationally acclaimed artist and collaborates with many others, including Grace Jones. His work has been exhibited in galleries across the world including at the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
Juano lives in Wiltshire with his partner David and their son.More from Biography & Memoir
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