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Jul 2, 2006 · Review by Polly Morrice. July 2, 2006. SOON after Alexander Masters got to know Stuart Shorter, a "polydrug-addicted, alcoholic, 'Jekyll and Hyde' personality with delusional paranoia and a...
Jan 1, 2005 · 4,808 ratings505 reviews. In this extraordinary book, Alexander Masters has created a moving portrait of a troubled man, an unlikely friendship, and a desperate world few ever see. A gripping who-done-it journey back in time, it begins with Masters meeting a drunken Stuart lying on a sidewalk in Cambridge, England, and leads through layers of ...
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As the title suggests, the book starts from Shorter's adult life, and works backwards to trace through his troubled childhood, examining the effects his family, schooling and disability had on his eventual state. The book won the Whitbread Book of the Year Award in 2005 for biography, and the 2006 Hawthornden Prize. [unreliable source?
Jun 15, 2006 · Our book critic reviews the critically acclaimed Stuart: A Life Backwards, by Alexander Masters. It's a British biography of a homeless man as told by his social worker.
Reviews 85% Audience Score 500+ Ratings A writer (Benedict Cumberbatch) documents the life of a homeless alcoholic (Tom Hardy) who has a violent past. Read More Read Less Watch on Max Stream Now
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Aug 13, 2013 · Review. Stuart: A Life Backwards – review. Underbelly, Edinburgh. This stage adaptation of the award-winning book about one homeless man's chaotic life – and what it taught the author...
