Banks, I: Stonemouth

Readable, gripping ... One of his best -- Evening Standard William Leith To create an emotionally satisfying while intellectually convincing ending is a rare achievement ... Beguiling -- Stuart Kelly Guardian 'There is more than a shade of Pip and Estella in Stewart and Ellie, and to create an emotionally satisfying while intellectually convincing ending is a rare achievement ... Beguiling Guardian The mythology of Stewart's past, and of Stonemouth itself, is utterly absorbing. Addictive, funny, and brilliantly observed Daily Mail Banks at his waspish, intelligent, nuanced best. His fans will give thanks Scotland on Sunday