{"product_id":"i-loved-you-more-paperback","title":"I Loved You More - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTom Spanbauer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTom Spanbauer's first novel in seven years is a love story triangle akin to \u003ci\u003eThe Marriage Plot\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eFreedom\u003c\/i\u003e, only with a gay main character who charms gays and straights alike. \u003ci\u003eI Loved You More\u003c\/i\u003e 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, \u003ci\u003eI Loved You More\u003c\/i\u003e is the author's most complex and wise novel to date.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTom Spanbauer is beloved by readers and booksellers alike, and he will be a featured author at the ABA Winter Institute 2014 to coincide with the publication of \u003ci\u003eI Loved You More\u003c\/i\u003e, April 1, 2014. Tom was one of Gordon Lish's original student writers in New York and later in Portland became a teacher himself. His previous students include Monica Drake, Kassten Alonso, Jennifer Lauck, Joanna Rose, and Chuck Palahniuk. The latter is supporting \u003ci\u003eI Loved You More, \u003c\/i\u003e by sending gift baskets to 50 Indie stores.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTOM SPANBAUER\u003c\/b\u003e was born in a trunk in the Princess Theater in Pocatello, Idaho. Not really. The Princess Theater wasn't anymore by the time he came on the scene. He went to Catholic School until the eighth grade and then to Pocatello High School, then graduated from the newly finished Highland High. Five years at Idaho State University and he received a BA in English with a minor in German. In 1969 Tom went into the Peace Corps and he spent two years in Kenya, East Africa. Then came the 70s and the Married Years in Boise, Idaho. In 1978, Tom set himself free and moved to New England, then Key West, the finally settled in New York City for seven years. Tom, a survivor of AIDS, has lived and worked in Portland for fifteen years where he teaches Dangerous Writing. His novels include \u003ci\u003eFaraway Places\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Man Who Fell In Love With The Moon\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIn The City of Shy Hunters, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNow Is The Hour\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 468\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.9 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 01, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Lambda Literary Awards (2015)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Triangle Awards (2015)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48368875667705,"sku":"9780986000782","price":20.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/4yEj15AvJM9780986000782.webp?v=1778223155","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/i-loved-you-more-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}