The Crow Road

Beschreibung

'One of the best opening lines of any novel' Guardian<BR><BR>'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.'<BR><BR>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...<BR><BR>Praise for Iain Banks:<BR><BR>'The most imaginative novelist of his generation' The Times<BR><BR>'His verve and talent will always be recognised, and his work will always find and enthral new readers' Ken MacLeod, Guardian<BR><BR>'His work was mordant, surreal, and fiercely intelligent' Neil Gaiman<BR><BR>'An exceptional wordsmith' Scotsman

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