It was the day my grandmother exploded.
An edition of The Crow Road
(1992)
The crow road
a novel
by Iain M. Banks
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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...
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Originally published: Great Britian : Scribner's, 1992.
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| July 31, 2014 | Edited by ImportBot | import new book |
| April 5, 2014 | Edited by ImportBot | Added IA ID. |
| March 2, 2014 | Edited by Kevin R. Smith | merge authors |
| November 18, 2010 | Edited by 65.24.167.220 | Added new cover |
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