More Than You Can Say
By (Author) Paul Torday
Orion Publishing Co
Weidenfeld & Nicolson
13th December 2011
27th October 2011
United Kingdom
General
Fiction
823.92
Paperback
320
Width 129mm, Height 196mm, Spine 20mm
222g
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. . .A high-octane and life-affirming adventure DAILY EXPRESS pacy adventure story SUNDAY TELEGRAPH A 39 Steps-style hero, Gaunt's adventures thrill and unsettle us. TELEGRAPH & ARGUS 20111112
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.