Having just got back from a place
very, very similar to Stonemouth called Stonehaven close to Aberdeen
this was tempting. And then someone gave it to me.
It was my first Iain Banks novel. Not
my last.
It is an unusual tale of a lovestruck
exile from Scotland who returns for a local gangsters funeral. The
love of his life is the precious daughter of the gangster family and
they're not best pleased to see him.
The reader meets the schoolfriends, the
family, the gangsters and the local policeman. Throughout the book
there is a feel of the slapstick and definitely some 'snerk' moments
best kept for when you're not on the bus!
Parallel to today's storyline runs the
history behind it, the schoolfriends growing up years and escapades
and what went wrong in the love story.
Excellent fun book. Surprising with the
number of references to Apple, Iphone that they're not the
publishers – and now they get even more publicity.
Recommended for a change from the norm.
Publisher - Abacus
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