The Quarry
The Sunday Times Bestseller
$36.18
- Paperback
384 pages
- Release Date
24 March 2014
Summary
Kit doesn’t know who his mother is. What he does know, however, is that his father, Guy, is dying of cancer. Feeling his death is imminent, Guy gathers around him his oldest friends - or at least the friends with the most to lose by his death. Paul - the rising star in the Labour party who dreads the day a tape they all made at university might come to light; Alison and Robbie, corporate bunnies whose relationship is daily more fractious; Pris and Haze, once an item, now estranged, and finall…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780349138596 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0349138591 |
| Author: | Iain Banks |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Abacus |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 384 |
| Release Date: | 24 March 2014 |
| Weight: | 268g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 129mm x 24mm |
You Can Find This Book In
What They're Saying
Critics Review
Wonderfully exuberant … written with the life-enhancing verve characteristic of Banks’s best work.
A quietly incendiary piece of writing, at times heartbreaking, at other times really wonderfully funny … a profoundly humane, funny and smart novel. - Independent
A novel shot through with Banks’s trademark humour, political engagement and hope. - The Times - Louise WelshWonderfully exuberant … written with the life-enhancing verve characteristic of Banks’s best work. - ScotsmanVintage Banks, full of heart, black comedy and vitriol. - MirrorA compelling, raw book - Evening Standard - William LeithBanks’ handling of big, complex themes is skilful and satisfying, and he concludes on a quietly moving note of compassion. - The ListInfallibly entertaining - TelegraphBanks’s relaxed fluency - the direct, funny, unpretentious intelligence of his writing, which, along with his teeming imagination, made him perhaps Britain’s best-loved major contemporary novelist. - GuardianAbout 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 gained enormous popular and critical acclaim for both his mainstream and his science fiction novels. Iain Banks died in June 2013.
Returns
This item is eligible for free returns within 30 days of delivery. See our returns policy for further details.