The More I Owe You

Praise for The More I Owe You <br><br> A moving novel of an illicit and impassioned relationship. -- Kirkus <br><br> Sledge's cinematic novel is as lush and fecund as the jungle itself, with its innumerable fruits, ferns, and hidden dangers, leaving readers with the indelible image of a brilliant, tormented woman writing tirelessly through the tropic night by the light of a kerosene lamp . . . Strong and intoxicating. -- Booklist <br><br> A novel of extraordinary beauty, intimacy, and such consummate tenderness for its complex Elizabeth that one wonders how Sledge managed to slide so close to her soul. A gorgeous meditation on enduring love, damage, and what it can be to be happy, for however brief a moment. Bravo, bravo, bravo. --Stacey D'Erasmo, author of The Sky Below <br><br> A beautiful dream of a book. Sumptuously detailed, deeply felt, it is as if Sledge slipped back in time and walked every step with Elizabeth Bishop, breathed every breath with her. --Alison Smith, author of Name All the Animals <br><br>Praise for Mother and Son <br><br> [A] sensitive account. -- Publishers Weekly <br><br> This book manages to be intimate and completely honest without being sentimental or self-indulgent. One of the finest examples of memoir I've ever read. --Chad LeJeune, author of The Worry Trap <br><br> Such affecting prose stays with us long after book's end. -- The San Francisco Chronicle <br><br> Michael Sledge has created unforgettable scenes . . . he has been honest enough to allow us to see how a tiny aberration can spin a life into patterns no one dreamed of. -- The New York Times Book Review <br><br> A courageous endeavor. -- San Francisco Focus Magazine <br>