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Fiction, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), Crime & mystery, Thriller / suspense
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Abacus
- Paperback Nov 14, 2017 | 9780349142838 | RRP $24.99 Buy Now
- Paperback Feb 12, 2013 | 9780349139159 | RRP $26.99 Buy Now
- Audiobook Feb 7, 2013 | 9781405526470 | RRP $30.99 Buy Now
- e-Book Sep 4, 2008 | 9780748109937 | RRP $11.99 Buy Now
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Abacus
- Paperback Nov 14, 2017 | 9780349142838 | RRP $24.99 Buy Now
- Paperback Feb 12, 2013 | 9780349139159 | RRP $26.99 Buy Now
- Audiobook Feb 7, 2013 | 9781405526470 | RRP $30.99 Buy Now
- e-Book Sep 4, 2008 | 9780748109937 | RRP $11.99 Buy Now
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Little, Brown Audio
- Paperback Nov 14, 2017 | 9780349142838 | RRP $24.99 Buy Now
- Paperback Feb 12, 2013 | 9780349139159 | RRP $26.99 Buy Now
- Audiobook Feb 7, 2013 | 9781405526470 | RRP $30.99 Buy Now
- e-Book Sep 4, 2008 | 9780748109937 | RRP $11.99 Buy Now
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Imprint
Abacus
- Paperback Nov 14, 2017 | 9780349142838 | RRP $24.99 Buy Now
- Paperback Feb 12, 2013 | 9780349139159 | RRP $26.99 Buy Now
- Audiobook Feb 7, 2013 | 9781405526470 | RRP $30.99 Buy Now
- e-Book Sep 4, 2008 | 9780748109937 | RRP $11.99 Buy Now
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Iain Banks' masterly novel The Crow Road
'One of the best opening lines of any novel' Guardian
'It was the day my grandmother exploded. I sat in the crematorium, listening to my Uncle Hamish quietly snoring in harmony to Bach's Mass in B Minor, and I reflected that it always seemed to be death that drew me back to Gallanach.'
Prentice McHoan has returned to the bosom of his complex but enduring Scottish family. Full of questions about the McHoan past, present and future, he is also deeply preoccupied: mainly with death, sex, drink, God and illegal substances...
Praise for Iain Banks:
'The most imaginative novelist of his generation' The Times
'His verve and talent will always be recognised, and his work will always find and enthral new readers' Ken MacLeod, Guardian
'His work was mordant, surreal, and fiercely intelligent' Neil Gaiman
'An exceptional wordsmith' Scotsman
Praise for The Crow Road: 'One of the best opening lines of any novel' Guardian
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Banks has woven a warm and funny story, rich with characters and adventures. An utterly enchanting piece of fiction...it marks a return to his brilliant best. NEW WOMAN - This is Bank s finest novel yet. INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY
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Hip and sexy humour....Bank reinforces his credentials as one of the most able, energetic and stimulating writers we have in the UK. TIME OUT - The Crow Road is tight with detail and closer observation and creates a strong sense of a particular period of growing up. THE INDEPENDENT
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Magic is the book's keynote. It echoes in descriptions of evolution that pass from the factual to the elegiac and on the mythical. It calls most insistently when intensity - of love, lust or grief - burst through limited expectations or circumstances to release poetry. THE TIMES - Banks keeps death in its place, under the boot of wit which knows that the most significant romance can blossom whilst your youngest brother is up to the elbow in Sugar Smacks looking for the plastic toy. OBSERVER
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The tense horror of the book...is done with considerable imaginative subtlety and a fine touch....This is as fine and ambitious a novel as any from a Scottish writer since the 1960s. It is also unquestionable Bank's best work to date. NEW STATESMAN - A magnificent, rambling family saga his best novel yet. FOR HIM
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