I LOVED YOU MORE

Spanbauer's first novel in seven years is a rich, expansive tale of love, sex, and heartbreak, covering twenty-five years in the life of a striving, emotionally wounded writer.

In New York, Ben forms a bond of love with his macho friend and foil, Hank. Years later in Portland, a now ill Ben falls for Ruth, who provides the care and devotion he needs, though they cannot find true happiness together. Then Hank reappears and meets Ruth, and real trouble starts.

Set against a world of struggling artists, the underground sex scene of New York in the 1980s, the drab, confining Idaho of Ben's youth, and many places in between, I LOVED YOU MORE is the author's most complex and wise novel to date.

Tom Spanbauer is the author of four previous novels, including the classic THE MAN WHO FELL IN LOVE WITH MOON. He is the creator of the popular and influential Dangerous Writing workshop, from -- among many others -- Chuck Palahniuk emerged.