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Description
Meet Frank Cauldhame. Just sixteen, and unconventional to say the least: Two years after I killed Blyth I murdered my young brother Paul, for quite different and more fundamental reasons than I'd disposed of Blyth, and then a year after that I did for my young cousin Esmerelda, more or less... read more
Memorable Quotes
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“I’m too drunk to recall much of what I’ve said. Which, come to think of it, is probably just as well, judging by the way people who are normally quite sensible dissolve into gibbering, rude, opinionated and bombastic idiots once the alcohol molecules in their blood-stream outnumber the neutrons, or whatever. Luckily, one only notices this if one stays sober oneself, so the solution is as pleasant (at the time, at least) as it is obvious.”
First Sentence
I HAD BEEN making the rounds of the Sacrifice Poles the day we heard my brother had escaped.
Table of Contents
1. The Sacrifice Poles
2. The Snake Park
3. In the Bunker
4. The Bomb Circle
5. A Bunch of Flowers
6. The Skull Grounds
7. Space Invaders
8. The Wasp Factory
9. What Happened to Eric
10. Running Dog
11. The Prodigal
12. What Happened to Me
Authors & Contributors
- Iain Banks (Author)
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