As heard on This American Life
Georgie Codd is scared of fish. Really, really scared.
Loving the sea and resenting her phobia, she plots to cross continents, learn to dive and swim with the world’s biggest fish: the mighty whale shark.
Georgie soon plunges into a realm of strange creatures and intrepid diving adventurers. But as her quest to fight fear expands over oceans, the shark remains elusive, and everything else starts to fall apart around her.
‘We Swim to the Shark is a lesson in not giving up . . . as with all good adventure stories, the real benefit is in the searching’ THE I
‘An almost spiritual mission’ TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT
‘A terrific read’ BBC RADIO NORFOLK
‘An enthralling ride’ ABC MELBOURNE
Georgie Codd is scared of fish. Really, really scared.
Loving the sea and resenting her phobia, she plots to cross continents, learn to dive and swim with the world’s biggest fish: the mighty whale shark.
Georgie soon plunges into a realm of strange creatures and intrepid diving adventurers. But as her quest to fight fear expands over oceans, the shark remains elusive, and everything else starts to fall apart around her.
‘We Swim to the Shark is a lesson in not giving up . . . as with all good adventure stories, the real benefit is in the searching’ THE I
‘An almost spiritual mission’ TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT
‘A terrific read’ BBC RADIO NORFOLK
‘An enthralling ride’ ABC MELBOURNE
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Reviews
We Swim to the Shark is a lesson in not giving up, demonstrating that, as with all good adventure stories, the real benefit is in the searching
Subtle insight into the inner psyche and the natural world
A terrific read
an almost spiritual mission . . . sharply drawn
smart nature-narrative writing, and hugely enjoyable