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The Business

By: Iain Banks
Narrated by: Harriet Kershaw
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Kate Telman is a senior executive officer in The Business, a powerful and massively discreet transglobal organisation whose origins predate the Christian Church. Financially transparent, internally democratic it wants to buy its own state in order to acquire a seat at the United Nations.

Kate's job is to keep abreast of current technological developments and her global reach encompasses Silicon Valley to the remote Himalayas. In the course of her journey Kate must peel away layers of emotional insulation and the assumptions of a lifetime. She must learn to keep the world at arm's length. To take control, she has to do The Business.

©1999 Iain Banks (P)2013 Hachette Audio Contemporary Fiction Fiction Genre Fiction Business
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"Imagination, wit and complexity are Banks' hallmarks and The Business is no exception" (Sunday Express)
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l was suprised how much i enjoyed the narration,having expected Scottish accents.lenjoyed the main character's ppersonality,her being female a large part of this.l loved her travels, the scenery descriptions and also the mystery with its sense of danger l will read it again!

The Business

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It’s good to hear an intelligent and strong female lead character, with anticipation and unexpected turns.

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Another collection of great ideas beautifully woven together by a master word smith.
I love Banks sci,fi work and although this is definitely not sci fi, it is a lovely read with all his imagination and his wonderfully sense of humour.
Oh Mr Banks the literary world is missing one of its brightest stars, it was far too early for you to leave us.

Yet another good read

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I’d forgotten just how much I enjoyed this story from Banks so this was a great reminder. The performance was mostly good, apart from some appalling Scottish accents near the beginning that were akin to scratching finger nails down a blackboard.

Excellent

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A typical Iain Banks novel. As with several others it involves a large gathering at a big house, although this appears nearer the beginning.

On reservation is that during discussions between an American woman and a Scottsh women, the accents blend into one another

Typical Banks

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