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Slum Boy

'One of the most moving accounts of non-fiction ever written' GUARDIAN

Author: Juano Diaz  

Slum Boy
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'ONE OF THE MOST MOVING ACCOUNTS OF NON-FICTION EVER WRITTEN' GUARDIAN

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'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

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Critic Reviews

The best book we have ever read -- Gilbert & George
Beautifully written... This elegant memoir immediately brings to mind Shuggie Bain. Slum Boy is one of the most moving accounts of non-fiction ever written Guardian
What a brave and powerful story. If you like Shuggie Bain and Damian Barr, then Slum Boy is for you -- Lemn Sissay, author of My Name Is Why
Powerful... A remarkable and moving tale of survival Times Literary Supplement
A heart-breaking, inspiring read -- Alan Cumming, author of Not my Father's Son
This is a heart-breaking story, beautifully told -- Andrew O'Hagan, author of Caledonian Road
Fans of Douglas Stuart and Damian Barr will pounce on this startling debut. Compulsively readable, it's Dickensian in its rich cast of Glaswegian characters -- Patrick Gale, author of Mother's Boy
Vivid prose, novelistic pacing and Diaz's palpable passion for the creative life makes this sing... Remarkable Publishers Weekly
An extraordinary survival story -- Sophie Fiennes, creator of Grace Jones
I laughed and cried. A masterpiece -- Joey Arias
A reminder that beautiful things grow and flourish -- Christie Watson, author of The Language of Kindness

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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.

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Publisher
Octopus Publishing Group | BRAZEN
Published
13th February 2025
Pages
272
ISBN
9781914240836

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