More Than You Know
by Penny Vincenzi
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Critic Rating
65%
Critic Reviews: 10
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Reader Rating
66%
Reader Ratings: 87
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Synopsis
It all comes down to love or money in a harrowing custody battle over a little girl, set against the glossy backdrop of the magazine and advertising worlds in 1960s London. A privileged girl from a privileged class, Eliza has a dazzling career in the magazine world of the 1960s. But when she falls deeply in love with Matt, an edgy working-class boy, she gives up her ritzy, fast-paced lifestyle to get married. By the end of the decade, however, their marriage... more
About Penny Vincenzi
- All Critics: 10
- Positive: 7
- Negative: 3
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USA Today | 22 Apr 2012
. . .Vincenzi's book captures all the elements Anglophiles love. . .
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The Washington Post | 20 Apr 2012
Aside from her legerdemain with plot, much of Vincenzi’s hold over her readers . . .stems from her women becoming such ingenious, hard-driving, high-flying business successes.
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Kirkus Reviews | 15 Mar 2012
An intriguing glimpse at British life at the outset of the turbulent 1960s.
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Bookfan | 25 Apr 2012
More Than You Know is an emotional and entertaining story of the Fullerton-Clark and Shaw families and their friends during a time of great change.
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Cleveland.com | 12 Apr 2012
All through his relentless demands, you just want to slap some sense into her -- and just plain slap him.
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Luxury Reading | 26 Apr 2012
Eventually, Matt becomes successful. . forgetting where he started from. This shift in dynamics makes it hard to relate to him at all.
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Popcorn Reads
Overall I thoroughly enjoyed More Than You Know, although I wanted to slap a few people silly at certain points.
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Bay State Reader's Advisory | 26 Apr 2012
. . .will be devoured by her fans, but it might not be the one to hook a new reader unless the London fashion scene is a big draw.
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Publishers Weekly | 20 Feb 2012
. . .this is primarily a lively romp filled with fashion, scandal, and lots of glamour, all tied up for the requisite happy ending.
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Book Reporter
. . .consider it as a portrait of a specific time in Britain, when class barriers were becoming far more fluid but gender roles remained relatively rigid.
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