The Crow Road by Iain Banks - ISBN: 9780349139159
Paperback
Exploding grandmothers, family secrets, and existential questions on the Crow Road.

The Crow Road

'One of the best opening lines of any novel' Guardian

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  • Paperback

    512 pages

  • Release Date

    12 February 2013

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Summary

From its bravura opening onwards, THE CROW ROAD is justly regarded as an outstanding contemporary novel.

“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 fut…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780349139159
ISBN-10:0349139156
Author:Iain Banks
Publisher:Little, Brown Book Group
Imprint:Abacus
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:512
Release Date:12 February 2013
Weight:360g
Dimensions:194mm x 130mm x 33mm
Series:Dilly's Story
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Critics Review

His masterpiece … it’s got a beating heart, and you want to keep reading – Jay Rayner Daily Express

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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