More Than You Know

(Paperback, First Trade Paper Edition)

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A sweeping love story about how long-buried family secrets devastate the marriage of a brilliant musician and his wife. Homeless L.J. Tillman is a jazz saxophonist whose life has been torn apart. When the painful secret that L.J. had kept all his life had finally been revealed, it shattered his marriage to Olivia, a promising singer who works as a beautician. More Than You Know is the elegantly crafted story of how this troubled couple rescues their marriage: shaken to the core, they discover that truth conforms to its own rules, and that love can endure even the most profound injuries. Rosalyn Story, herself a successful musician, has created a lyrical, emotionally consuming page-turner that delves deeply into the mysteries of love, family, and marriage.

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In this wonderfully evocative first novel, Rosalyn Story sweeps us deftly into the mystery and dailiness of a family where tragedy and love are inextricably bound. The emotional intensity that deepens as the story unfolds is matched only by Story's tour de force of language. She gives us the intricacies of jazz music and metaphor in a way that turns each chapter into a verse of the song that teaches us what it costs to be a full human being.--Maxine Clair, author of Rattlebone and October Suite"

A poignant novel rich with lyricism. The pictures Rosalyn Story paints with her words are stunning, and I swear I could hear L.J. Tillman's saxophone serenading me as I read.--Bernice McFadden, author of Sugar, The Warmest December, and Camilla's Roses

Lyrical and lovely; how rare it is for a book to transport me to another time and place the way this novel does. Rosalyn Story evokes the lives and loves of her characters with beauty and genuine compassion. What a wonderful book this is.--David Haynes, author of Somebody Else's Mama and The Full Matilda

"Lyrical and lovely; how rare it is for a book to transport me to another time and place the way this novel does. Rosalyn Story evokes the lives and loves of her characters with beauty and genuine compassion. What a wonderful book this is."

David Haynes, author of "Somebody Else's Mama" and "The Full Matilda"

"In this wonderfully evocative first novel, Rosalyn Story sweeps us deftly into the mystery and dailiness of a family where tragedy and love are inextricably bound. The emotional intensity that deepens as the story unfolds is matched only by Story's tour de force of language. She gives us the intricacies of jazz--music and metaphor--in a way that turns each chapter into a verse of the song that teaches us what it costs to be a full human being."

Maxine Clair, author of "Rattlebone" and "October Suite"

Author Bio

Rosalyn Story is a violinist with the Fort Worth Symphony. This is her first novel.