The Steep Approach to Garbadale by Iain Banks
Iain Banks

The Steep Approach to Garbadale – First Edition

First Edition Pre-loved Hardcover

A first edition from 2007 of classic novel The Steep Approach to Garbadale.

Dark family secrets and a passionate love affair, full of his trademark warmth, humanity and ingenuity, this is Iain Banks’ best novel since THE CROW ROAD.

Dark family secrets and a long-lost love affair lie at the heart of Iain Banks’s fabulous novel.

The Wopuld family built its fortune on a board game called Empire! – now a hugely successful computer game. So successful, the American Spraint Corp wants to buy the firm out. Young renegade Alban, who has been evading the family clutches for years, is run to ground and persuded to attend the forthcoming family gathering – part birthday party, part Extraordinary General Meeting – convened by Win, Wopuld matriarch and most powerful member of the board, at Garbadale, the family’s highland castle.

Being drawn back into the bosom of the clan brings a disconcerting confrontation with Alban’s past. What drove his mother to take her own life? And is he ready to see Sophie, his beautiful cousin and teenage love? Grandmother Win’s revelations wll radically alter Alban’s perspective for ever.

Book type: Pre-loved large first edition hardcover.
Condition: Very good.
Cover image: For illustration purposes only.
Notes: This book looks great although the dustjacket is a little worn and has a small area where a sticker has removed the varnish. It has no missing or damaged pages.

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More Information & Critical Reviews

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.

‘Compellingly, beautifully crafted . . . A fascinating read.’ NEW BOOKS MAGAZINE
‘Banks begins his most consistent book since THE CROW ROAD with sleight-of-hand tricks displaying the master in rude form … These shifts in voice are so perfect, so clean and witty that when Alban comes to the fore, we feel he’s one of us.’ WATERSTONES BOOKS QUARTERLY
‘A novel that could easily replace THE CROW ROAD as his career highlight.’ MAXIM
‘Banks still has the ability to make the reader smile with pleasure.’ SCOTLAND ON SUNDAY

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