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Face of a Bigamist: A True Story of Deception, Betrayal and Control by [Yve Gibney]

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If you want to keep a secret, don't put it on FACEBOOK!

What would YOU do if you found out that the man you married had a secret life that culminated in the ultimate betrayal?

Yve Gibney tells the real-life story from their 'love at first sight' chance encounter while working as ex-pats in Nigeria to the gradual realisation that her husband of 19 years, Maurice Gibney, was actually of deceit, manipulation, and coercive control and that their marriage had been a lie from the moment they had met.

Rich in investigative detail, she describes how, after viewing the profile picture of a stranger on Facebook, she unearthed a trail of hidden clues to discover a chain of evidence and shocking revelations that led to the discovery of her husband's duplicitous lifestyle and bigamous marriage in Oman.

She also outlines her judicial journeys through the family divorce court and eventually the criminal courts for the bigamy verdict. The courtroom dramas are a real roller-coaster ride as she reveals the cruelties and biases implicit in how unjustly and insensitively the justice system treats victims of these types of psychological and physical crimes, to the point where at times, it felt like she was the perpetrator and the Bigamist, the victim.

While it may be true that hell has no fury like a woman scorned, Yve Gibney's detective work and determination led to Maurice's downfall and his disgrace and her redemption. Don't get mad; get even.

Yve's intriguing story received worldwide media coverage. She made a guest appearance on the Lorraine Kelly Show and was interviewed by Anna Foster on BBC Radio 5 and on ITV National News, Yve recently appeared with Eva and Nick Speakman on ITV's This Morning Show in a feature entitled Dangerous Love, where they described her story 'as a case of betrayal that shocked us both to the core'.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B08XY6CZP5
Publication date ‏ : ‎ March 30, 2021
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 1185 KB
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Print length ‏ : ‎ 317 pages

Best Sellers Rank: #1,745,436 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #713 in Biographies of Hoaxes & Deceptions
- #2,345 in Dysfunctional Families (Books)
- #2,633 in Biographies & Memoirs of Criminals

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Thanks for stopping by!

I am a first time author so I don't have details of other books to share or to show off my awards, but I do have some powerful and emotive reviews on Face of a Bigamist below.

I qualified as nurse 35 years ago and have been lucky enough to work overseas, which has further fueled my passion for travel, 66 countries so far and still counting, hopefully! It was while working in West Africa that I met and married the 'Bigamist',

I am originally from London but now live in the quieter North West of England, by the sea, where I walk most days on the beach.

My idea of a perfect time spent is with friends, sharing food, drink and stories, ideally in a warm and sunny climate with time to explore. .

Please check my website at www.yvegibney.com where you can sign up for my newsletter or send me an email, I would enjoy hearing from you.

Stay safe

Yve

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Jody M. Smith

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Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on November 1, 2022

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I want to thank you for sharing your story. I do hope that the legal system has made some changes. It was abhorrent how you were treated & I commend you for staying strong. Hope you & your boys are leading happy, healthy lives!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on September 1, 2021

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Amazing that someone can leave so much heartbreak and disbelief in his wake and then to have the justice system turn a blind eye.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on April 4, 2021

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Fabulous book – a real page turner – hard to put down. This book speaks to anyone who may be in a relationship with someone who is a pathological liar intent on gaslighting their partner. The author does an excellent job providing the background of her relationship, how she discovered her husband had married another woman while still married to her and more importantly, the trials and tribulations of dealing with the biased courts who were not constructive in helping her reach resolution. Through perseverance and a strong support system the author was able to reveal her husband’s duplicitous life as she attempted to reach closure. It reads like a good detective novel.

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Ann

Harrowing account of life with a Bigamist

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on April 9, 2021

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This true story of divorce, challenges facing women in the legal system, and eventual bigamy charges was thoughtfully and honestly written. The moment Yve discovered the duplicity was heartbreaking. Thank you for sharing this journey with us.

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Tee

Drama, drama

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 26, 2021

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While it's not a poorly written story, I found the all of the characters extremely unsympathetic and unlikeable. Instead of cheering the wife on in her mission to confront the wrongs committed by her husband I found myself wondering why she would stoop to similarly low levels in her own behavior in the name of 'justice'. It left a bad taste in my mouth all the way around.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on April 28, 2021

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Her self pity and need to make him pay really shone through. Was she really so self absorbed that she spent 17 years denying what was so painfully obvious? She put so much spite into her actions and was so convinced that the police, the courts and everyone else was out to get her, never seeing herself as anything,but a victim. What a whiner!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 7, 2021

Yve's harrowing experience was captivating. Her story-telling brings us into her feelings as she invites us into the emotional distress and turmoil she undergoes through the escalating vortex of a twisted identity her then-husband brings her into. Her story underscores so commonly what some committed couples are willing to overlook and sacrifice to keep their families together in the name of love, and holds a ring of truth for many who cannot seem to find a way out of an abusive relationship. Towards the end, Yve triumphantly draws the courage to bring her ex to justice, and ends with an unexpected twist with an unlikely ally.

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JudyBKM

I couldn't get past the punctuation errors!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 23, 2021

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I had to stop reading this book, as the punctuation errors and overuse of semicolons distracted me too much. I was disappointed because there were so many glowing reviews.

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Christopher Alan Comber

An extraordinary tale of Deception and Intrigue

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on March 30, 2021

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I was prompted to read 'Face of a Bigamist' after watching the author interviewed on GMTV and am rather pleased I did. It is certainly not my usual type of book. As the title implies it is the story of bigamy, its chance detection by the wronged wife and the gradual unraveling of a bizarre web of deceit.

It is a book with as many facets as the protagonist has faces, with the chronology of a diary, the intrigue of a detective novel, the suspense of a psychological thriller and with its exotic backdrops, the imagery of a travelogue. But it is no Who Done It! Rather like an episode of Colombo we know the culprit's identity from the start, and like a Colombo story it is the inevitability of his drip by drip expose which keeps our attention to the bitter end.

To many bigamy is victimless, scarcely a crime at all. It warrants little more than a few titillating paragraphs in the tabloid press who afford it the gravitas of a Dick Emery Dirty Vicar Sketch. And sadly the criminal justice system is shown here to take this most traditionally male of crimes barely more seriously. We are presented with the devastating impact on the lives of those left in its wake. The financial strain on the author and the mental strain on her son as the crooked wheels of justice creak haltingly into action.

The mark of a good book is that it forces the reader to think, challenges her to re-evaluate existing ideas, confront stereotypes.... and 'Face of a Bigamist' does just this. We inevitably ask why the miscreant was all but let off, why his victims had to fight so hard for such meagre crumbs of justice. What is wrong with a system which ignores the victim and excuses the offender.

And what of the man himself, what has become of him. He has no doubt been allowed to slink off into the comfortable anonymity of the well paid expatriate contractor. Do his employers know of his dishonesty, does his new wife really know to whom she is married, and which of his faces does he see when he looks into his shaving mirror? And will our author don again her old Colombo raincoat and find this out for us. I am certainly waiting for the sequel.

An excellent book, truly worth reading.

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A.R.

So beautifully written that it makes easy reading of an awful ordeal that will leave you open-mouthed in disbelief at so many point in the story.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on April 3, 2021

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Totally engaging from the very first word, and difficult to put down.You’d be forgiven for mistaking this for a work of fiction rather than a chronology of harrowing real life events, so incredulous is the level of deceit and destruction.
The quality of writing hints at the author’s ability to articulate beautifully, and ironically,you are drawn by the soothing lull of her ordeal as if sitting at that kitchen table yourself.
Her raw honesty is embedded in every word, and creates a stark juxtaposition to the lies
of the counterfeit husband and the failings of the justice system.
The two thoughts I closed this book with:
If this is what it takes to be heard as a ‘victim’, it leaves little wonder that so many women choose not to take it on, end up mentally destroyed , or in some cases, dead.
And,
What a terrifying hold a narcissist has over everyone in their “game”-that even in the face of the truth,backed by evidence,they still choose to dance to his tune.

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Lorraine Huddle

A riveting read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on March 31, 2021

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Yve Gibney is a determined woman- determined to seek justice, determined to expose the inadequacy of the court system and the difference between the law and actual justice. Married to a manipulative, controlling man for 19 years, she explores how the women whose lives he has ruined, still stand by him. This is a cry for female solidarity. I applaud the friends and the few people she encountered in her legal battles who helped her. Above all, her tenacity and detective work achieved far more than the lawyers and judges who we're supposedly there to help her.

me

A compelling read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on March 31, 2021

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This is an extraordinary tale - all the more so because it is completely true. Yve Gibney writes in a very personal, immediate style and carries you along with the description of her feelings in response to unfolding events as she turns detective and uncovers one shocking truth after another. It's a fascinating account of one woman's battle with a System which at times is shown to be stacked against the person being coerced and abused. It's also a very readable account of grief and loss, of immensely supportive friendships, of determination and ultimate triumph. Once you start reading this book you won't want to put it down!

Rob Andrews

Doesn’t all add up

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on May 28, 2022

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He sounds like a bit of a “ bar steward “ but some of the supposedly true story doesn’t add up and it left me thinking more is this just the tale of a woman scorned. It tries to bring down British justice, what isn’t perfect, but is generally fair. Something doesn’t add up with this tale.

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