The Crow Road 'One of the Best Opening Lines of Any Novel' Guardian

<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>