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Maurice and Maralyn

By: Sophie Elmhirst
Narrated by: Florence Howard
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**A Guardian, Observer & Waterstones Nonfiction Book of 2024**
** A
Financial Times BEST SUMMER READ**

'One of those very special books that makes you put everything on hold so you can get back to it' RACHEL JOYCE

What begins as an eccentric English love story turns into one of the most dramatic adventures ever recorded...

Maurice and Maralyn couldn't be more different. He is as cautious and awkward as she is charismatic and forceful. It seems an unlikely romance, but it works.

Bored of 1970s suburban life, Maralyn has an idea: sell the house, build a boat, leave England -- and its oil crisis, industrial strikes and inflation -- forever. It is hard work, turning dreams into reality, but finally they set sail for New Zealand. Then, halfway there, their beloved boat is struck by a whale and the pair are cast adrift in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.

On their tiny raft, their love is put to the test. When Maurice begins to withdraw into himself, it falls upon Maralyn to keep them both alive. Filled with danger, spirit, and tenderness, this is a book about human connection and the human condition; about how we survive -- not just at sea, but in life.

'Extraordinary . . . Elmhirst is a terrific writer' ELIZABETH DAY

©2024 Sophie Elmhirst (P)2024 Penguin Audio
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Critic reviews

Electrifying . . . a tender portrait of two unconventional souls blithely defying the conventions of their era and making a break for freedom (Fiona Sturges)
An amazing tale of survival . . . reminds me how incredibly hard it is to find love out there in the world (Tracey Thorn)
A gripping tale of maritime catastrophe but also of marriage (India Knight)

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