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Maurice and Maralyn: A Whale, a Shipwreck, a Love Story

ISBN 
9781784744922
Format 
Hardback
Recommended Price 
R505.00
Published 
April 2024
About the book: 
An 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
 
**SHORTLISTED FOR THE NERO BOOK AWARDS NON-FICTION AWARD 2024**
 
An extraordinary true story of shipwreck, survival and love
 
‘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.
 
Guardian,  Observer  & Waterstones Non-fiction Book of the Year

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