The Shark God

PRESS KIT

This prize-winning blend of history and memoir journeys to the islands of the South Pacific to explore the bond between faith and magic, the bizarre influence of Western Culture and the eerie persistence of the spirit world.

The Shark God's Canadian edition won The Charles Taylor Prize, the country's richest non-fiction award, and resounding praise from some of the world's most admired non-fiction writers, including Simon Winchester, David Rakoff, Wade Davis and Ryszard Kapuscinski. The Shark God was released in the US and the UK in July, 2006, to continued acclaim.

"The Shark God, a travel story as dark and twisted as one might ever wish to hear … reaches a superb climax with some apocalyptically page-turning scenes," writes Kevin Rushby in The Guardian.

ABOUT THE SHARK GOD

Reviews and praise

The Shark God home page

Melanesia photo gallery

Map of Melanesia

Shark God: Q&A with Charles Montgomery

UNITED KINGDOM

4th Estate press release download (pdf file)

UK media contact: Robin Harvie

USA

HarperCollins press release download (pdf file)

US media contact: Jane Beirn

US speaker's agent: Gary Reznik

CANADA

Canada media contact: Corina Eberl

INTERNATIONAL INQUIRIES

Agent: Anne McDermid and Associates