{"product_id":"maurice-and-maralyn-an-extraordinary-true-story-of-shipwreck-survival-and-love-9781529931495","title":"Maurice and Maralyn: An extraordinary true story of shipwreck, survival and love","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn extraordinary true tale of love, shipwreck and survival, beautifully told -- Maurice and Maralyn's escape from 1970s England and its oil crisis, strikes and inflation is also a story for our times  **THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER** **WINNER OF THE NERO AWARDS GOLD PRIZE BOOK OF THE YEAR** **A BARACK OBAMA BOOK OF THE YEAR**   An extraordinary true story of shipwreck, survival and love  '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  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.  'This skilful storytelling drew me in...very touching indeed' James Rebanks 'With the adrenaline kick of Jaws . . . A remarkable portrait of a marriage kept afloat against the odds' Financial Times 'This dramatic, profound human story is so beautifully told. I really could not put it down' Nina Stibbe  A Guardian, Observer \u0026amp; Waterstones Non-fiction Book of the Year  **READERS ADORE MAURICE \u0026amp; MARALYN** 'A riveting tale of survival . . . and of the power of love when all appears lost' 'A mind-blowing story of resilience and love in the face of adversity' 'The very best kind of true story, and beautifully written' 'I couldn't put this book down' 'I was absolutely hooked from the outset'  Published as A Marriage at Sea in the USA\u003ch4\u003eDetails\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eISBN13: 9781529931495\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNumber of Pages: 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEdition: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication Date: 28 Jan 2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher: Vintage Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication City, Country: London, United Kingdom\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions (cm): 19.7(H)x12.7(L)x1.9(W)188\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWeight (gm): 188\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h4\u003eSophie Elmhirst is a prizewinning writer for the Guardian Long Read and The Economist's 1843 magazine, and a contributing editor at the Gentlewoman and Harper's Bazaar. In 2020 she won the British Press Award for Feature Writer of the Year; she has also won a Foreign Press Award and been longlisted for the Orwell Prize. She first came across the story of Maurice and Maralyn Bailey researching a piece on our desire to escape. This is her first book. She lives in London.\u003ch4\u003eReviews\u003c\/h4\u003eAn \u003cb\u003eenthralling, engrossing story of survival\u003c\/b\u003e and the resilience of the human spirit -- BILL BRYSON\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eElectrifying \u003c\/b\u003e. . . a \u003cb\u003etender portrait\u003c\/b\u003e of two unconventional souls blithely defying the conventions of their era and making a break for freedom -- Fiona Sturges * Guardian *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eExtraordinary . . . Elmhirst is a terrific writer\u003c\/b\u003e -- ELIZABETH DAY\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn extraordinary survival story…\u003c\/b\u003e Elmhirst’s reconstruction of their ordeal is \u003cb\u003eriveting, told in illuminating detail\u003c\/b\u003e * Sunday Times *\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMaurice and Maralyn\u003c\/i\u003e somehow contrives to be both \u003cb\u003egripping and elegiac\u003c\/b\u003e. Sophie Elmhirst's \u003cb\u003egraceful, confident\u003c\/b\u003e prose is novelistic in its pleasures and \u003cb\u003eprofoundly moving in its impact\u003c\/b\u003e -- KALIANE BRADLEY, author of The Ministry of Time\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAmazing\u003c\/b\u003e -- BARACK OBAMA\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003ecompelling \u003c\/b\u003ebook about a shipwreck, but also \u003cb\u003eas thoughtful a tale about marriage, for better and worse, as you are likely to read\u003c\/b\u003e * Observer *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThought-provoking…compelling…tender\u003c\/b\u003e… 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 \u003cb\u003ea book for us all.\u003c\/b\u003e -- PANDORA SYKES\u003cbr\u003eAn \u003cb\u003eamazing tale of survival \u003c\/b\u003e. . . reminds me how incredibly hard it is to find love out there in the world -- Tracey Thorn * New Statesman *\u003cbr\u003eThis dramatic, profound human story is so beautifully told in calm, thoughtful, perfectly judged prose. \u003cb\u003eI really could not put it down\u003c\/b\u003e -- NINA STIBBE, author of Love, Nina","brand":"Sophie Elmhirst","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48752450306265,"sku":"9781529931495","price":26.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0502\/9530\/8441\/files\/81PhFkUT5xL._SL1500.jpg?v=1779889779","url":"https:\/\/www.arielbooks.com.au\/products\/maurice-and-maralyn-an-extraordinary-true-story-of-shipwreck-survival-and-love-9781529931495","provider":"Ariel","version":"1.0","type":"link"}