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Iain banks, a man with not one but two careers as a bestselling author of both regular and science fiction explains that he took up writing because he seemed to. Her eyes were black, wide as though with some sustained surprise, the skin from their outer corners to her small ears t. But sara ffitch is an enigma to him, a creature of almost perverse mystery. Original title isbn 9780349101781 published on 1985. He wrote mainstream fiction under the name iain banks, and science fiction as iain m. Iain banks came to controversial public notice with the publication of his first novel, the wasp factory, in 1984. Walking on glass ebook by iain banks 9780748109968. Graham, a callow art student of 19, falls for a dark divorcee of 23, sara. The main characters of this fiction, horror story are frank cauldhame, eric cauldhame. The film rights for the book have been sold and banks has been contracted to write the songs. See all 18 formats and editions hide other formats and editions.
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