192: Polly Crosby, Douglas Stuart and Avni Doshi

<div>Polly Crosby leads us into the haunting world of her debut novel ‘The Illustrated Child’. </div> <div> </div> <div>Douglas Stuart reveals how a childhood afflicted by poverty and addiction in 1980s' Glasgow informed his Booker shortlisted novel ‘Shuggie Bain’. </div> <div> </div> <div>Avni Doshi discusses the themes behind her debut ‘Burnt Sugar’, reveals how it has changed her view on audiobooks and her delight at also being shortlisted for this year’s Booker.<br> <br> And we return to Polly Crosby for the Books of her Life. </div>