More Than You Can Say

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Torday has an extraordinary gift for making apparent "normality" look sinister and strange Funny, ambitious, multi-layered and quirkily imaginative 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 A thrilling read A dark thriller scenario, where unlikely events follow hot on the heels of each other to create a hectic narrative Torday's prose whips along in this involving, enjoyable novel 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 Written with confidence and dry humour, it's engaging and funny In MORE THAN YOU CAN SAY, Torday darkens things...dealing with subject matters such as terrorism, war and post-traumatic stress disorder Thought-provoking and hugely entertaining 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 Paul Torday adroitly builds tension in Gaunt's current caper and the unravelling of his life in the past Torday keeps the story moving and tightly knit; he writes in detailed, engaging prose An entertaining book Expand reviews