Sophie Elmhirst – Maurice and Maralyn (EPUB)
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Title: Maurice and Maralyn
Author: Sophie Elmhirst
Language: English
Publication date: N/A
Publisher: Vintage Publishing
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Author: Sophie Elmhirst
Language: English
Publication date: N/A
Publisher: Vintage Publishing
ISBN: N/A
Subjects: N/A
**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…
** 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…
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