'Utterly absorbing... addictive, funny and brilliantly observed' Daily Mail

Stewart Gilmour is back in Stonemouth, the estuary town north of Aberdeen that on a bleak day can seem to offer little more than sea-fog, gangsters, cheap drugs and a suspension bridge irresistible to suicides. After a five-year exile, Stewart's presence is required at the funeral of patriarch Joe Murston, even though the last time Stu saw the Murstons he was running for his life.

But Stonemouth is also home to the girl who still haunts his dreams....


Praise for Iain Banks:

'The most imaginative novelist of his generation' The Times

'His verve and talent will always be recognised, and his work will always find and enthral new readers' Ken MacLeod, Guardian

'His work was mordant, surreal, and fiercely intelligent' Neil Gaiman

'An exceptional wordsmith' Scotsman

Iain Banks at his very best - his funniest, grittiest and most exciting novel yet.

About the Author
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.

Reviews
Readable, gripping... One of his best * Evening Standard *
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 *
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 *



Book Information
ISBN 9780349000206
Author Iain Banks
Format Paperback
Page Count 448
Imprint Abacus
Publisher Little, Brown Book Group
Weight(grams) 360g
Dimensions(mm) 198mm * 128mm * 32mm