{"product_id":"the-american-boyfriend","title":"The American Boyfriend","description":"\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePhoebe Wong would do anything to escape a British winter. But it may cost her more than her airfare. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSunsets, tacos and margaritas all sound perfect to exhausted forty-three-year-old single mum Phoebe with a dead-end job in Southwark. When her long distance boyfriend in New York invites her to meet him in Florida, she couldn’t wait to jump on a plane with her toddler. Arriving with her teething child at her boyfriend’s Key West ‘vacay home’ before him, she is robbed on her first night. With no money, cards or passports, she is grateful for the support of friendly locals. At a BBQ, she meets an old expat British businessman. Her boyfriend arrives eventually, apologetic, and takes her out to a posh seafood dinner. But when the British expat is shot that night in the same restaurant’s car park, Phoebe is trapped in a put-up job, and her boyfriend’s delayed arrival is suspiciously timed. If this place has turned darker and chillier than London, she wants out. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWill she be able to pull herself and her daughter away from danger?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIvy Ngeow\u003c\/strong\u003e was born and raised in Johor Bahru, Malaysia. She holds an MA in Writing from Middlesex University, where she won the 2005 Middlesex University Literary Press Prize out of almost 1500 entrants worldwide. Her debut, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eCry of the Flying Rhino\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (2017), was awarded the International Proverse Prize in Hong Kong. Her novels include \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eHeart of Glass\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (2018), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eOverboard\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (2020) and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhite Crane Strikes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (2022). She is commissioning editor of the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eAsian Anthology New Writing\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e series. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe American Boyfriend\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e was longlisted for the Avon x Mushens Entertainment Prize for Commercial Fiction Writers of Colour 2022. She lives in London.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Times Distribution","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45809007690025,"sku":"9789815127065","price":24.9,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/Screenshot2023-08-01at1.05.26PM.png?v=1690866341","url":"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/products\/the-american-boyfriend","provider":"Epigram","version":"1.0","type":"link"}