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Stonemouth
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LENGTH11 hrs and 5 mins
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RELEASE DATE04-05-12
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Program TypeAudiobook
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Publisher's Summary
Stewart Gilmour is back in Stonemouth. After five years in exile, his presence is required at the funeral of patriarch Joe Murston, and even though the last time Stu saw the Murstons he was running for his life, staying away might be even more dangerous than turning up.
An estuary town north of Aberdeen, Stonemouth, with its five mile beach, can be beautiful on a sunny day. On a bleak one it can seem to offer little more than sea fog, gangsters, cheap drugs and a suspension bridge irresistible to suicides. And although there's supposed to be a temporary truce between Stewart and the town's biggest crime family, it's soon clear that only Stewart is taking this promise of peace seriously. Before long a quick drop into the cold grey Stoun begins to look like the soft option, and as he steps back into the minefield of his past to confront his guilt and all that it has lost him, Stu uncovers ever darker stories, and his homecoming takes a more lethal turn than even he had anticipated.
Tough, funny, fast-paced and touching, Stonemouth cracks open adolescence, love, brotherhood, and vengeance in a rite-of-passage novel like no other.
©2012 Iain Banks (P)2012 Hachette Digital
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What Members Say
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"Another great Iain Banks story read by Peter Kenny"
Where does Stonemouth rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?Top 20.
Did the plot keep you on the edge of your seat? How?The plot moves swiftly (the book covers a 3 - 4 day period) and there are several unexpected events. The authors slow revelation of the main characters history was good.
What about Peter Kenny’s performance did you like?Peter Kenny's performances are consistently good.
If you were to make a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?Some people never forgive....
Any additional comments?More please.
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"strong characters with plenty of grit"
Iain Banks is a genius and Peter Kenny presents his works perfectly. Kenny brings out every nuance and has a voice that seems to merge with the text and creates a full blooded technicolour rendition of the story.
No only is this a great audiobook, it is yet more evidence that we need to see the rest of Iain Banks' substantial bibliography brought online. Highly recommended.2 of 2 people found this review helpful