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Maurice and Maralyn
- Author
- Sophie Elmhirst
- Narrator
- Florence Howard
- Publisher
- Random House
- Publish Date
- 29 February 2024
- Run Time
- 5 hours 52 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
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Brought to you by Penguin.
**WINNER OF THE NERO AWARDS GOLD PRIZE BOOK OF THE YEAR 2024**
**WINNER OF THE NERO AWARDS NON-FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR 2024**
An extraordinary true story of shipwreck, survival and love
Bored of 1970s suburban life, Maurice and Maralyn plan their escape: sell the house, build a boat, set sail for New Zealand. Then, halfway around the world, their beloved boat is struck by a whale and the pair are cast adrift in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. Alone on a tiny raft, their love is put to the test. This is a book about human connection and the human condition; about how we survive – not just at sea, but in life.
'An enthralling, engrossing story of survival' Bill Bryson
‘An absolute jewel of a book’ India Knight
‘A gripping tale of adventure’ Elizabeth Day
‘An extraordinary survival story’ Sunday Times
A Guardian, Observer & Waterstones Non-fiction Book of the Year
©2024 Sophie Elmhirst (P)2024 Penguin Audio
Critics Review
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An enthralling, engrossing story of survival and the resilience of the human spirit
BILL BRYSON
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Electrifying . . . a tender portrait of two unconventional souls blithely defying the conventions of their era and making a break for freedom
Guardian
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Extraordinary . . . Elmhirst is a terrific writer
ELIZABETH DAY
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An extraordinary survival story… Elmhirst’s reconstruction of their ordeal is riveting, told in illuminating detail
Sunday Times
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Maurice and Maralyn somehow contrives to be both gripping and elegiac. Sophie Elmhirst's graceful, confident prose is novelistic in its pleasures and profoundly moving in its impact
KALIANE BRADLEY, author of The Ministry of Time
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Amazing
BARACK OBAMA
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A compelling book about a shipwreck, but also as thoughtful a tale about marriage, for better and worse, as you are likely to read
Observer
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Thought-provoking…compelling…tender… An ideal gift for a friend or family who likes incredible true stories of survival. But it’s also a book about love and hubris. And in that sense, it’s a book for us all.
PANDORA SYKES
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An amazing tale of survival . . . reminds me how incredibly hard it is to find love out there in the world
New Statesman
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This dramatic, profound human story is so beautifully told in calm, thoughtful, perfectly judged prose. I really could not put it down
NINA STIBBE, author of Love, Nina
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Details
- Author
- Sophie Elmhirst
- Narrator
- Florence Howard
- Duration
- 5 hours 52 minutes
- Release Date
- 29 February 2024
- ISBN
- 9781529925128
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Random House
- Genre
- True stories of heroism, endurance and survival, Biography: adventurers and explorers, Ships and boats: general interest, Navigation and seamanship
Synopsis
Brought to you by Penguin.**WINNER OF THE NERO AWARDS GOLD PRIZE BOOK OF THE YEAR 2024****WINNER OF THE NERO AWARDS NON-FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR 2024**An extraordinary true story of shipwreck, survival and loveBored of 1970s suburban life, Maurice and Maralyn plan their escape: sell the house, build a boat, set sail for New Zealand. Then, halfway around the world, their beloved boat is struck by a whale and the pair are cast adrift in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. Alone on a tiny raft, their love is put to the test. This is a book about human connection and the human condition; about how we survive – not just at sea, but in life.'An enthralling, engrossing story of survival' Bill Bryson‘An absolute jewel of a book’ India Knight‘A gripping tale of adventure’ Elizabeth Day‘An extraordinary survival story’ Sunday TimesA Guardian, Observer & Waterstones Non-fiction Book of the Year©2024 Sophie Elmhirst (P)2024 Penguin Audio
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