{"product_id":"more-than-you-can-say-by-torday-paul-author-paperback-082011-9780753826874","title":"MORE THAN YOU CAN SAY BY TORDAY PAUL AUTHOR","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe bestselling author of SALMON FISHING IN THE YEMEN returns with a Buchan-esque thriller.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eTorday has an extraordinary gift for making apparent normality look sinister and strange''\u003c\/b\u003e THE TIMES\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Funny, ambitious, multi-layered and quirkily imaginative''\u003c\/b\u003e SCOTSMAN\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A thrilling read'' \u003c\/b\u003ePRIMA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Written with confidence and dry humour, it''s engaging and funny'' \u003c\/b\u003eBIG ISSUE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Gripping''\u003c\/b\u003e NEWS OF THE WORLD\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTraumatised 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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut what starts as a harmless venture turns into something altogether different when Richard recklessly accepts an unusual request from a stranger ...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTorday has an extraordinary gift for making apparent \"normality\" look sinister and strange * THE TIMES *\u003cbr\u003eFunny, ambitious, multi-layered and quirkily imaginative * THE SCOTSMAN *\u003cbr\u003eMORE 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 *\u003cbr\u003eA thrilling read * PRIMA *\u003cbr\u003eA dark thriller scenario, where unlikely events follow hot on the heels of each other to create a hectic narrative * METRO *\u003cbr\u003eTorday's prose whips along in this involving, enjoyable novel * VOGUE *\u003cbr\u003eThere 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 *\u003cbr\u003eWritten with confidence and dry humour, it's engaging and funny * BIG ISSUE *\u003cbr\u003eIn MORE THAN YOU CAN SAY, Torday darkens things...dealing with subject matters such as terrorism, war and post-traumatic stress disorder * INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY *\u003cbr\u003eThought-provoking and hugely entertaining * GOOD BOOK GUIDE *\u003cbr\u003eIn 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 *\u003cbr\u003ePaul Torday adroitly builds tension in Gaunt's current caper and the unravelling of his life in the past * TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT *\u003cbr\u003eTorday keeps the story moving and tightly knit; he writes in detailed, engaging prose * THE SCOTSMAN *\u003cbr\u003eAn entertaining book * SPECTATOR *","brand":"Orion Publishing Co","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48737067401559,"sku":"9780753826874","price":9.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/more-than-you-can-say-by-torday-paul-author-paperback-082011-9780753826874","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}