More Than You Can Say by Paul Torday
The bestselling author of SALMON FISHING IN THE YEMEN returns with a Buchan-esque thriller. 'A thrilling read' PRIMA 'Funny, ambitious, multi-layered and quirkily imaginative' SCOTSMAN
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 grippingTorday'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 *
Funny, ambitious, multi-layered and quirkily imaginative * THE SCOTSMAN *
MORE THAN YOU CAN SAY is grippingTorday'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 *
Paul Torday burst on to the literary scene in 2007 with his first novel, SALMON FISHING IN THE YEMEN, an immediate international bestseller that has been translated into 28 languages and has been made into a film starring Ewan McGregor, Kristin Scott Thomas and Emily Blunt. His subsequent novels, THE IRRESISTIBLE INHERITANCE OF WILBERFORCE, THE GIRL ON THE LANDING, THE HOPELESS LIFE OF CHARLIE SUMMERS, MORE THAN YOU CAN SAY, THE LEGACY OF HARTLEPOOL HALL and LIGHT SHINING IN THE FOREST, were all published to great critical acclaim. He was married with two sons by a previous marriage, had two stepsons, and lived close to the River North Tyne. He died at home in December 2013.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780753826874 |
| ISBN 10 | 0753826879 |
| Title | More Than You Can Say |
| Author | Paul Torday |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Orion Publishing Co |
| Year published | 2011-10-27 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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