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The Quarry

The Quarry

by IainBanks (Author)

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    Hardcover 2013

    $4.21
Synopsis

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.

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Format: Hardcover
 Pages: 336
 Edition: First Edition (reprinted)
 Publisher: Little, Brown
Published: 20 Jun 2013
ISBN 10: 1408703947
ISBN 13: 9781408703946
Book Overview: The new novel from Iain Banks, the bestselling author of The Wasp Factory.

Media Reviews
Eerily compelling -- William Leith * Evening Standard *
The Quarry is not a book to be afraid of. It is a novel shot through with Banks' trademark humour, political engagement and humour . . . Banks has always been adept at evoking friendship, with its illogical loyalties and messes -- Louise Welsh * The Times *
It's a sign that in Banks we had a novelist of supreme subtlety and won who, in fiction as in life, and for all the concentrated horror of his debut novel, all the epic estrangements of his skiffy (sci-fi), and all the grimness of his final months, had an irrepressibly sense of fun that is evident on every page of The Quarry -- Brian Morton * Independent *
As always with Banks the dialogue is a sheer delight, whether it be baleful drink-and-drug fuelled reminiscence or bickering one-upmanship . . . It is the central characterisations that give the novel its power . . . Banks handles the challenge brilliantly . . . Despite his cruelty, most readers will adore Guy. It helps that his expletive-filled jeremiads comprise some of the funniest writing Banks has ever produced . . . But then for twenty-nine years Banks has made it his business to inspire sympathy for monsters . . . It may be this element of compassion that accounts for why so many readers are now experiencing a keen grief for the loss of a writer who has the rare gift of being infallibly entertaining -- Jake Kerridge * Daily Telegraph *
This is vintage Banks, full of heart, black comedy and vitriol, and is sure to delight his fans * Sunday Mirror *
Author Bio
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.