More Than You Know (35 page)

went so far as to read two different drafts, and their advice helped

more than I can say. Maurice Gordon read a late draft on deadline

over a holiday weekend and I still don’t know how to thank her.

Jerri Witt, Lucie Semler, Jenny Mayher, Lucy Buckley, Shelley

Jackson, and Geri Herbert all gave immensely helpful readings

when they had better things to do. I am grateful for the prompt

and useful reactions from all the staff in Wendy Weil’s office,

most especially Emily Forland. For research assistance I thank

Lee Austin, and I owe Gloria Tarr, Fern McTighe, B. G. Thorpe,

and all the ladies of the best library in the world eternal gratitude.

Robin Clements and David Gutcheon know how much I owe

them and don’t seem to mind. I’m especially grateful to my wise

and funny editor, Meaghan Dowling, and my agent and lifelong

friend, Wendy Weil.

About the Author

B E T H G U T C H E O N is the critically acclaimed au-

thor of five novels:
The New Girls, Still Missing,

Domestic Pleasures, Saying Grace,
and
Five For-

tunes
. She is the writer of several film scripts, in-

cluding the Academy Award nominee
The

Children of Theatre Street
. She lives in New York

City.

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Praise for

More Than You Know

‘‘Beth Gutcheon speaks truly and poignantly of two places that haunt me—

the rich, dark country of the Maine coast and the rich, dark country of

the human heart.’’

—Anne Rivers Siddons

‘‘A page-turner. . . . Fast-paced, chilling, and on target in its evocation of

frenzied first love.’’

—
People

‘‘Overwhelmingly well-written. . . . A suspenseful drama of the human heart

and of one’s darker side—the side that lingers until it settles a score.’’

—Associated Press

‘‘This [is] a book that is tough to put down.’’

—
USA Today

‘‘Even without the supernatural element, this is a haunting novel . . . shat-

tering and harrowing.’’

—
Boston Sunday Globe

‘‘Beth Gutcheon has written an elegant ghost story and a haunting love

story. In
More Than You Know
she pairs an affectionate view of the Maine

coast with a chilling one of the human heart.’’

—Roxana Robinson

‘‘A riveting psychological drama. . . . Rarely does a writer combine some-

thing as horrifying as a murderous ghost story with such a beautiful love

tale. . . . Set against the beauty of the love story, the tragedies look all the

sadder.’’

—
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

‘‘[A] literary thriller by a gifted writer. . . . I haven’t read Beth Gutcheon’s

first five novels, but I’ll be looking for them now.’’

—
San Antonio Express-News

‘‘Two eerily romantic and utterly involving tales in one.’’

—
Glamour

‘‘Few literary fiction writers do justice to Edgar Allan Poe, but Beth Gutch-

eon writes one scary haunting.’’

—
Los Angeles Times Book Review

‘‘It’s a rare writer who can combine a humdinger of a ghost tale with a

haunting story of young love, and do so with literary grace and finesse.

Gutcheon does just that and she acquits herself beautifully in this poignant

novel. . . . Her sophisticated prose and narrative skill mark this novel, her

sixth, as a breakthrough to a wide readership.’’

—
Publishers Weekly
(starred review)

‘‘Atmospheric . . . chilling.’’

—
Elle

‘‘Gutcheon uses her incandescent storytelling gifts to ignite the parallel tales

of Hannah and Conary’s and Claris and Danial’s love. . . . It is the rare

writer indeed who can end every single chapter with deliciously suspenseful

foreboding.’’ —
Library Journal
(highly recommended, starred review)

‘‘Gutcheon expertly manages both joy and horror; her touches of the su-

pernatural seem rooted naturally in their Maine location like ancient trees.

Unputdownable.’’

—
Booklist

‘‘A believable, tragic love story. . . . With flowing language and conversa-

tional tone, Gutcheon unfolds a touching and powerful tale. The novel’s

supernatural twist creates a dawning sense of horror, but not of disbelief.’’

—
Denver Post

‘‘If you’ve ever been chilled by one of Edith Wharton’s wonderful nerve

frazzlers, you’ll be right at home with Gutcheon’s engaging tale.’’

—
New York Post

‘‘More Than You Know
is that rare work of commercial appeal that is crafted in the best literary style. . . . With exquisite skill she quickly accelerates

both pace and psychological tension until the reader succumbs to the

temptation to race ahead. Each finely crafted sentence neatly delineates

fully drawn characters and such a strong feeling of place that readers will

feel as if these families and events actually were a part of the area’s

history.’’

—
Rocky Mountain News

‘‘Gutcheon captures the young lovers’ fresh, intense emotions so realistically

that it made me long to be seventeen again.’’

—
Bangor Daily News

‘‘Gutcheon never ceases to amaze readers with her powerful, lyrical story-

telling language. . . .
More Than You Know
will leave readers with questions to ponder and images that remain long after the last page is turned.’’

—
Cleveland Plain Dealer

‘‘A haunting, mysterious story about the power of the past.’’

—
Daily News

‘‘A clever, absorbing novel that tightly weaves parallel tales of tragic loves.

. . . Its fast-paced, conversational prose will keep you turning pages to find

out its secrets.’’

—
Orlando Sentinel

A L S O B Y B E T H G U T C H E O N

Five Fortunes

Saying Grace

Domestic Pleasures

Still Missing

The New Girls

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