The Crow Road (Paperback)
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The Crow Road (Paperback)

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Paperback 512 Pages
Published: 07/02/2013
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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...

Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
ISBN: 9780349139159
Number of pages: 512
Weight: 360 g
Dimensions: 194 x 130 x 33 mm


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His masterpiece ... it's got a beating heart, and you want to keep reading -- Jay Rayner Daily Express

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“Like a playing a game of hide and seek in a maze”

Right from the opening line, which should surely rank highly on any list of 'best opening lines', this was one of the most individual books I have read.

In summary it is an account by Prentice McHoan of... More

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“Banks at his best”

Of all the Banks books I have read over the years, this one stays with me the most and is one I enjoy reading every off year as the season turns towards winter. The Wasp Factory gets it deserved praise, but The Crow... More

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