More Than You Can Say

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. . .

“'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

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.

Traumatised by a tour of duty in Iraw, 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 aharmless venture turns into something altogether different when Richard recklessly accepts an unusual request from a stranger . . . 'There are good reasons why Torday has found success, as this novel shows . . . 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

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. . .

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