Stonemouth

Summary

In Ian Banks's novel «Stonemouth», young photographer Stewart Gilmour returns to his coastal hometown of Stonemouth after five years of exile. His visit is prompted by the funeral of an old friend, but beneath this event lies something much deeper—a need to confront the past he left behind and the people whose grudges and secrets still poison the town's atmosphere. Stonemouth is a place ruled by two rival clan families, and Stewart must walk a precarious line between reconciliation and danger, between love and betrayal. Memories of first love, unresolved conflicts, and the oppressive atmosphere of a small Scottish town intertwine in a tense and poignant story about forgiveness, coming of age, and the search for self among the shadows of the past.