The Raw Shark Texts

Ever since reading "The Scapegoat"by Daphne DuMaurier I have been addicted to stories where the hero wakes up one morning in a totally different world.The idea has so much potential.....you wonder what will happen......(!)BUT nothing could have prepared me for what happens in this book!

"Eric Sanderson wakes up in a place he doesn't recognise, unable to remember who he is. Attacked by a force he cannot see and confronted with memories he cannot ignore, Eric discovers he is being hunted by a psychic predator, a shark. This creature may exist only in his mind, but it soon starts making some very real appearances in his world. Loaded with letters from his past self, each signed 'With regret and also hope, The First Eric Sanderson', Eric embarks on a quest to recover his life. A love story, an adventure, a psychological drama - this wild, touching, modern tale is cut through with an understated humour and warmth. The depths of love, language, memory and the inevitability of loss have never been plumbed with such deep-hearted imagination. "

-And there we have it....Riveting. Literally.

This one got nominated for the Arthur C.Clarke Award. Yay!