The Crow Road

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