The Wopuld family built its fortune on a board game called Empire! - now a hugely successful computer game. So successful, the American Spraint Corp wants to buy the firm out. Young renegade Alban, who has been living wild and evading the family tentacles for years, is run to ground and persuaded to attend the forthcoming gathering - part birthday celebration, part Extraordinary General Meeting - convened by Win, the Wopuld matriach and most powerful member of the board.
Being drawn into the bosom of the clan brings an inevitable and disconcerting confrontation with Alban's past. What drove his mother to take her own life? And is he yet over Sophie, his beautiful, enchanting cousin and teenage love? Grandmother Win's revelations will radically alter Alban's perspective for ever.
Author: Iain Banks
ISBN: 9780316731065
Format: Trade Paperback
Pages: 400
Dimensions: 152 x 230