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E-book: Maurice and Maralyn: Winner of the Nero Book Awards Gold Prize Book of the Year 2024

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  • Pub. Date: 29-Feb-2024
  • Publisher: Chatto & Windus
  • Language: eng
  • ISBN-13: 9781529921564
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  • Format: EPUB+DRM
  • Pub. Date: 29-Feb-2024
  • Publisher: Chatto & Windus
  • Language: eng
  • ISBN-13: 9781529921564
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**WINNER OF THE NERO BOOK AWARDS NON-FICTION AWARD 2024** **A Guardian, Observer, Economist & Waterstones Best 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 **READERS ADORE MAURICE & 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 couldnt put this book down I was absolutely hooked from the outset

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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 -- Fiona Sturges * Guardian * Extraordinary . . . Elmhirst is a terrific writer -- ELIZABETH DAY An extraordinary survival story Elmhirsts reconstruction of their ordeal is riveting, told in illuminating detail * Sunday Times * 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 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 * Thought-provokingcompellingtender An ideal gift for a friend or family who likes incredible true stories of survival. But its also a book about love and hubris. And in that sense, its a book for us all. -- PANDORA SYKES An amazing tale of survival . . . reminds me how incredibly hard it is to find love out there in the world -- Tracey Thorn * New Statesman * 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 A gripping tale of maritime catastrophe but also of marriage -- India Knight * Sunday Times * A gripping story of survival at sea and a haunting account of the yearning to escape . . . It hasnt left my mind since I finished it -- OLIVER BURKEMAN

Sophie 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.
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