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More Than You Know
Author: Beth Gutcheon

Book Information
Publisher: Perennial
Book Type: Paperback
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ISBN-13: 9780060959357 - ISBN-10: 0060959355
Publication Date: 4/1/2001
Pages: 288


Other Versions of this Book: Hardcover, Paperback

Book Description:
In a small town called Dundee on the coast of Maine, an old woman named Hannah Gray begins her story: "Somebody said 'true love is like ghosts, which everyone talks about and few have seen.' I've seen both and I don't know how to tell you which is worse." Hannah has decided, finally, to leave a record of the passionate and anguished long-ago summer in Dundee when she met Conary Crocker, the town bad boy and love of her life. This spare, piercing, and unforgettable novel bridges two centuries and two intense love stories as Hannah and Conary's fate is interwoven with the tale of a marriage that took place in Dundee a hundred years earlier.

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Top Member Book Reviews

Stacy J. (StacyJ) wrote on 8/13/2008...

4 member(s) found this review helpful.

I loved this book! It was beautifully written. I immediately went and ordered as many others by her as I could!

Love story + ghost story = great story!

Dina G. wrote on 4/27/2008...

4 member(s) found this review helpful.

This is a great story. It goes back and forth between two generations and tells a murder mystery, a ghost story, and a love story. It keeps your attention and ultimately connects all the stories together.

Jill L. wrote on 10/2/2007...

4 member(s) found this review helpful.

A book that you absolutely cannot put down once you start reading it. This was one of the most incredible books I have ever read.

Rachel P. (Retrogram) - Cibolo, TX wrote on 8/3/2007...

4 member(s) found this review helpful.

This lady knows "down Maine". I know people like this. Very true to the area.

Cathy C. (mobby) wrote on 5/2/2007...

4 member(s) found this review helpful.

This is a creepy book. After receiving it and starting to read it, I remembered that I had tried to read this previously. The ghost story part of it creeps me out so bad, I can't finish it. If you like ghost stories, then this is a great book for you!

Michelle A. wrote on 9/30/2008...

3 member(s) found this review helpful.

This book was hard to get into. Not that interesting of a story, but I did finish it to the end. The ghost parts of the story are very creepy and made me not want to be awake after everyone else went to bed in my house.

Jinny M. wrote on 1/11/2008...

3 member(s) found this review helpful.

The synopsis doesn't do this book justice. The "other" story is just as engrossing as the one about Conary. The author completely and gracefully takes you back into not one but two different times and places and the story leaves you in awe as to how human emotion and feeling can change so dramatically.

Carol F. (booklover36) wrote on 8/8/2007...

3 member(s) found this review helpful.

Combines the chilling tension of a murder mystery with the most tender elements of youthful romance. Haunting in every sense.A believable tragic love story.

This was a Los Angeles Times Best Book of the Year 2001

Grace U. wrote on 9/7/2009...

2 member(s) found this review helpful.

I really liked this book. Once I started it, I couldn't put it down. The author captured the family dynamics occurring and how the patterns of behavior escalated into tragedy. One of the characters is an observer - an outsider drawn into the family circle - and her observations really help you understand just how broken this family has become - mostly because they won't share their pain or any other feelings. It was a very moving story.

Debbie M. (avenlee) wrote on 1/7/2009...

2 member(s) found this review helpful.

This book took me by surprise. After reading the reviews from other PBS members, I decided to give it a try. WOW! I loved this book! I can't say exactly why, but I started reading it on a rainy day and finished it the same day. The author has a way to keep you interested throughout the book.


Please Rate these Book Reviews

Cindy H. (cyndil62) - Chandler, AZ wrote on 9/1/2009...


Really enjoyed this book and gave it 5 stars!

Angela T. (angelatres) wrote on 7/3/2009...


I really liked how the book jumps between two different time periods. And I thought the author writes very nicely but there was just something missing. By the end of the book I just wasn't satisfied. I had anticipated that I would really like this book. It's not that I didn't like it but it just wasn't what I was expecting it to be.

Kristin G. (lilpenguin) wrote on 6/18/2009...


This sory bounces between to time periods and while both stories are intersting they really don't have much to do with one another. One story is about a young couple of the md 1850's who marry and live on an island of the Maine coast. Their story is one of hardships, betrayal, young love and regrets. I found their story sad and drepressing yet hauntingly real. The second story told though out this book is of a young couple madly in love during the mid 1950's. Their story is full of love , adventure and more of a coming of age story. I found the way the author weaved both stories together to be very intersting and her charc. development was super. I live in a small town I while reading this story I found myself able to envision these lovers walking in my town. I would recommend this read to anyone who wants a great story based on real human emotions and real life experiences.

Hannah H. (Apollyn) wrote on 5/2/2009...


This book was definitely different than what I expected, but I still really enjoyed. I especially enjoyed how there were two time periods going on in every other chapter to tell the whole story. This method kept the book very interesting and hard to put down. I definitely recommend it to anyone, not just people who enjoy ghost stories.

Kathleen P. (kapotter21) wrote on 3/20/2009...


Excellent Book, quick read. Makes you "think", but not too heavy. I highly recommend it.

Heather P. wrote on 3/14/2007...


Haunting!!!!!

Debbie R. (readingfool) wrote on 1/16/2007...


In the small town of Dundee, Maine, an old woman named Hannah Gray begins her story: "Somebody said 'true love is like ghosts, which everyone talks about and few have seen." I've seen both and I don't know how to tell you which is worse." Hannah has decided, finally, to leave a record of the passionate and anguished long-ago summer when she met Conary Crocker, the town bad boy and love of her life.

ABBY D. (Abby) wrote on 10/17/2006...


Great quick read

Maryann C. (MACSpVa) wrote on 9/6/2006...


A novel about love and marriage interwoven with a murder mystery that will keep that pages turning.

Kim C. wrote on 6/18/2006...


Crisp. Little frightening at moments, but not overly. Worth reading just for the descriptions of the land.


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