Slum Boy av Juano Diaz

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<p><h2><b> One of the most moving accounts of non fiction ever written according to the </b><i><b>Guardian</b></i></h2><br><br><b>''This is a heart-breaking story, beautifully told. I hope it finds a million readers'' - Andrew O''Hagan</b><br><br><b>''What a brave and powerful story. If you like Shuggie Bain and Damian Barr then Slumboy is for you'' - Lemn Sissay</b><br><br><b>''Compulsively readable, it''s Dickensian in its rich cast of Glaswegian characters'' - Patrick Gale<br><br></b>John MacDonald must find his mother. <br><br>Born into the slums of Glasgow in the late ''70s, a 4-year-old John''s life is filled with the debris of alcoholism and poverty. Soon after witnessing a drowning, his mother''s addictions take over their lives, leaving him starving in their flat, awaiting her return.<br><br>A concerned neighbor reports her, and he is forcibly taken away from his mother and placed into the care system. There, he dreams of being reunited with her. His mind is consumed with imag