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We Swim to the Shark

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28th January 2021

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Selected: Paperback / ISBN-13: 9780708899199

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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

Reviews

Outdoor Swimming Society
smart nature-narrative writing, and hugely enjoyable
Times Literary Supplement
an almost spiritual mission . . . sharply drawn
BBC Radio Norfolk
A terrific read
Hackney Citizen
Subtle insight into the inner psyche and the natural world
The i
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