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Stonemouth, 9780349000206
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Home is deadly. Secrets buried. A funeral ignites a fiery return.

Stonemouth

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    448 pages

  • Release Date

    11 February 2013

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Summary

Stonemouth: A Rite of Passage

Stewart Gilmour returns to Stonemouth after five years, compelled to attend the funeral of Joe Murston. His last encounter with the Murstons ended with him fleeing for his life, but staying away now proves more dangerous.

Stonemouth, an estuary town north of Aberdeen, offers beauty on sunny days but transforms into a landscape of seafog, gangsters, cheap drugs, and a tempting suspension bridge for those in despair. Despite a supposed truce betwe…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780349000206
ISBN-10:0349000204
Series:Abacus
Author:Iain Banks
Publisher:Little, Brown Book Group
Imprint:Abacus
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:448
Release Date:11 February 2013
Weight:310g
Dimensions:129mm x 199mm x 30mm
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Critics Review

‘There is more than a shade of Pip and Estella in Stewart and Ellie, and to create an emotionally satisfying while intellectually convincing ending is a rare achievement … Beguiling

Readable, gripping … One of his best - Evening Standard - William Leith

‘There is more than a shade of Pip and Estella in Stewart and Ellie, and to create an emotionally satisfying while intellectually convincing ending is a rare achievement … Beguiling - Guardian - Stuart Kelly

The mythology of Stewart’s past, and of Stonemouth itself, is utterly absorbing. Addictive, funny, and brilliantly observed - Daily Mail

Banks at his waspish, intelligent, nuanced best. His fans will give thanks - Scotland on Sunday

About The Author

Iain Banks

Iain Banks came to widespread and controversial public notice with the publication of his first novel, THE WASP FACTORY, in 1984. He has since gained enormous popular and critical acclaim for both his mainstream and his science fiction novels.

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