Walter. Ashley Sievwright

Walter Kovak – insurance worker, early forties, unhappily married, no children, memorably invisible – is the sole survivor of a devastating suburban train crash. But Walter has no memory of the tragedy.<br /> <br />One year on he starts to receive mysterious random warnings from strangers – warnings that could again save his life. And his memory of the fateful day begins to return.<br /> <br />Ashley Sievwright lives, works and writes in Melbourne. His first novel, <i>The Shallow End</i>, was shortlisted for the Commonwealth Writers' Prize Best First Book in 2009.<br /> <br />Reviews of <i>The Shallow End</i>:<br />'<i>… an impressively fresh voice in Australian fiction… The Shallow End is a little gem of a novel and deserves to be widely read.</i>' – <b>The Canberra Times</b><br />'<i>Both witty and easy to read… filled with moments of droll sagacity… evocative prose and cynical humour are Sievwright's strengths…</i>' – <b>Australian Book Review</b>