The Quarry

By: Iain Banks

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Paperback | 25 March 2014 | Edition Number 1

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384 Pages

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2.5 x 12.5 x 19.6

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The new novel from Iain Banks, the bestselling author of The Wasp Factory.

Kit doesn't know who his mother is. What he does know, however, is that his father, Guy, is dying of cancer. Feeling his death is imminent, Guy gathers around him his oldest friends - or at least the friends with the most to lose by his death. Paul - the rising star in the Labour party who dreads the day a tape they all made at university might come to light; Alison and Robbie, corporate bunnies whose relationship is daily more fractious; Pris and Haze, once an item, now estranged, and finally Hol - friend, mentor, former lover and the only one who seemed to care.

But what will happen to Kit when Guy is gone? And why isn't Kit's mother in the picture? As the friends reunite for Guy's last days, old jealousies, affairs and lies come to light as Kit watches on.

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.

Industry Reviews

A quietly incendiary piece of writing, at times heartbreaking, at other times really wonderfully funny ... a profoundly humane, funny and smart novel. - Independent

A novel shot through with Banks's trademark humour, political engagement and hope. - The Times - Louise Welsh

Wonderfully exuberant ... written with the life-enhancing verve characteristic of Banks's best work. - Scotsman

Vintage Banks, full of heart, black comedy and vitriol. - Mirror

A compelling, raw book - Evening Standard - William Leith

Banks' handling of big, complex themes is skilful and satisfying, and he concludes on a quietly moving note of compassion. - The List

Infallibly entertaining - Telegraph

Banks's relaxed fluency - the direct, funny, unpretentious intelligence of his writing, which, along with his teeming imagination, made him perhaps Britain's best-loved major contemporary novelist. - Guardian

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