The Crow Road

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 future, he is also deeply preoccupied: mainly with death, sex, drink, God and illegal substances...

The Crow Road is tight with detail and closer observation and creates a strong sense of a particular period of growing up

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Iain Banks' masterly novel The Crow Road

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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.

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A new edition of the classic novel from the late, great Iain Banks, published to mark its 25th anniversary. It was adapted into a successful BBC TV series in 1996. 'An utterly enchanting piece of fiction...' "Independent On Sunday"

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Iain Banks' masterly novel The Crow Road