Summary
Traumatised by a tour of duty in Iraq, Richard Gaunt returns home to his girlfriend with very little of a plan in mind. Finding it difficult to settle into civilian life, he turns to drink and gambling - and is challenged to a bet he cannot resist. All he has to do is walk from London to Oxford in under twelve hours.
But what starts as a harmless venture turns into something altogether different when Richard recklessly accepts an unusual request from a stranger…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780753826874 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0753826879 |
| Author: | Paul Torday |
| Publisher: | Orion Publishing Co |
| Imprint: | Weidenfeld & Nicolson |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 13 December 2011 |
| Weight: | 222g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 129mm x 20mm |
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‘pacy adventure story’
Torday has an extraordinary gift for making apparent “normality” look sinister and strange * THE TIMES *Funny, ambitious, multi-layered and quirkily imaginative * THE SCOTSMAN *MORE THAN YOU CAN SAY is gripping. Torday’s simple prose belies an elegantly woven story, full of concepts that you can’t help but dwell upon * NEWS OF THE WORLD *A thrilling read * PRIMA *A dark thriller scenario, where unlikely events follow hot on the heels of each other to create a hectic narrative * METRO *Torday’s prose whips along in this involving, enjoyable novel * VOGUE *There are good reasons why Torday has found success, as this novel shows. There’s real substance to the characterisation…a keenness to incorporate the dark and the serious…and to engage with contemporary politics and issues. Above all, there’s his desire to entertain and to keep his readers turning those pages * GUARDIAN *Written with confidence and dry humour, it’s engaging and funny * BIG ISSUE *In MORE THAN YOU CAN SAY, Torday darkens things…dealing with subject matters such as terrorism, war and post-traumatic stress disorder * INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY *Thought-provoking and hugely entertaining * GOOD BOOK GUIDE *In part an intelligent homage to John Buchan, the book is propelled by a thrillerish plot while at the same time making room for an exploration of its unhappy protagonist’s life * THE TABLET *Paul Torday adroitly builds tension in Gaunt’s current caper and the unravelling of his life in the past * TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT *Torday keeps the story moving and tightly knit; he writes in detailed, engaging prose * THE SCOTSMAN *An entertaining book * SPECTATOR *
About The Author
Paul Torday
Paul Torday’s debut, Salmon Fishing in the Yemen, was an international bestseller and has been sold in 25 countries. His subsequent novels were also published to great critical acclaim. He is married with two sons by a previous marriage, has two stepsons and lives close to the River North Tyne.
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