Overboard by Ivy Ngeow
Greg has no idea who he is. All he knows is that he has to be one lucky man. He's survived a shipwreck.Washed ashore on the coast of Thailand after an epic storm, he's stunned to discover he has a Chinese wife who arrives and takes him back to family life in London. But a blow to his head one day brings a rush of his memories back.
He knows why.
And who his assailant is.
But he is mute, disfigured and disabled. Above all, he is penniless... and living the life of the man they think he is. What will he risk to uncover the truth?
If you like a contemporary, psychological suspense thriller with twists, witty dialogue and taut, dark storytelling, you'll love Ivy Ngeow's Overboard.
Plunge in and start your adventure now.
IVY NGEOW was born and raised in Johor Bahru, Malaysia. A graduate of the Middlesex University Writing MA programme, Ivy won the 2005 Middlesex University Press Literary Prize out of almost 1500 entrants worldwide. She has written non-fiction for Marie Claire, The Star, The New Straits Times, South London Society of Architects' Newsletter and Wimbledon magazine. Her fiction has appeared in Silverfish New Writing anthologies twice, The New Writer and on the BBC World Service. Her story 'Funny Mountain' was published by Fixi Novo in an anthology Hungry in Ipoh. Ivy won first prize in the Commonwealth Essay Writing Competition 1994, first prize in the Barnes and Noble Career Essay Writing competition 1998 and was shortlisted for the David T K Wong Fellowship 1998 and the Ian St James Award 1999. Her debut novel, Cry of the Flying Rhino, won the Proverse Prize 2016. Ivy has been a highly-accomplished multi-instrumental musician since childhood and won fifth prize (out of 850 entrants) in the 2006 1-MIC (Music Industry Charts) UK Award for her original song, 'Celebrity'. Her second novel, Heart of Glass, will soon be published by Unbound (UK).
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| ISBN 13 | 9781913584009 |
| ISBN 10 | 1913584003 |
| Title | Overboard |
| Author | Ivy Ngeow |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Blurb |
| Year published | 2024-04-26 |
| Number of pages | 388 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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