Walking On Glass, Iain Banks
Walking On Glass, Iain Banks
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Walking On Glass

Author: Iain Banks

Narrator: Peter Kenny

Unabridged: 8 hr 8 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/23/2014


Synopsis

Her eyes were black, wide as though with some sustained surprise, the skin from their outer corners to her small ears taut. Her lips were pale, and nearly too full for her small mouth, like something bled but bruised. He had never seen anyone or anything quite so beautiful in his life.'

Graham Park is in love. But Sara Fitch is an enigma to him, a creature of almost perverse mystery. Steven Grout is paranoid - and with justice. He knows that They are out to get him. They are. Quiss, insecure in his fabulous if ramshackle castle, is forced to play interminable impossible games. The solution to the oldest of all paradoxical riddles will release him. But he must find an answer before he knows the question.

Park, Grout, Quiss - no trio could be further apart. But their separate courses are set for collision.

About Iain Banks

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.

About Peter Kenny

Thirty years working as an actor, musician, designer and director in Theatre and Radio; Peter has worked for: A&BC Theatre Co. The Royal Shakespeare Co. and The BBC Radio Drama Co. An award winning narrator of audio-books he has recorded over 100 titles, everything from: Iain M. Banks, Neil Gaiman, and Andrzej Sapkowski to Claire North, Jonas Jonasson Jeremy Vine and Paul O'Grady. He has worked with many of the major publishing houses including, Little Brown, Orion/Gollancz, Hachette, Harper, Hodder, Pan MacMillan, ISIS, RNIB, Podium and Penguin. Visit www.peterkenny.com @PeterKennyVoice


Reviews

Goodreads review by Brad on June 23, 2010

When things are bad there is always hope. At least that’s what we’re told. We grow up believing that hope is one of the single most important emotions a human can feel. It is connected to the human spirit, and we are told that hope is what allows that spirit to rise above those things that would des......more

Goodreads review by Manny on February 05, 2009

Only for Banks completists. He was evidently dissatisfied with this book, and rewrote it as The Bridge. The second version is far superior, in fact arguably his best novel. The first is not more than so-so. I did however like the hero's encounter with the irritating little imp. He wants to know how t......more

Goodreads review by Dave on December 07, 2008

Walking on Glass is as underrated as it is brilliant. Iain Bank's enigmatic novel of artifice and the inherent failings of humanity has often left readers bemused and frustrated. This reviewer has little more to offer in terms of unlocking the complexities of this awesome book, save that part of Ban......more

Goodreads review by Ken on October 07, 2018

My first introduction to Banks. The book follows three separate story lines: Graham Park who is in love with a girl who he meets at a party. Steven Grout a paranoid road mender. Quiss, an imprisoned war criminal. All three seemed to be completely separate, but Banks wonderfully weaves them together. Highl......more

Goodreads review by Oscar on October 20, 2017

Iain (M.) Banks se caracteriza por ser un escritor cuyas tramas necesitan de una plena implicación por parte del lector. Le gusta jugar con la manera de narrar una historia, utilizando estructuras complejas, flashbacks, diferentes líneas argumentales que terminan confluyendo... Hay veces que le func......more


Quotes

Establishes beyond doubt that Iain Banks is a novelist of remarkable talents Daily Telegraph

A feast of horrors, variously spiced with incest, conspiracy, and cheerful descriptions of torture... fine writing The Times