{"id":9355,"date":"2025-01-08T22:19:10","date_gmt":"2025-01-08T22:19:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/entertainment\/books\/maurice-and-maralyn-sophie-elmhirst-the-book-lovers-sanctuary\/"},"modified":"2025-01-08T22:19:10","modified_gmt":"2025-01-08T22:19:10","slug":"maurice-and-maralyn-sophie-elmhirst-the-book-lovers-sanctuary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=9355","title":{"rendered":"Maurice and Maralyn, Sophie Elmhirst \u2013 The Book Lovers’ Sanctuary"},"content":{"rendered":"


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What begins as an eccentric English love story turns into one of the most dramatic adventures ever recorded\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n

Maurice and Maralyn couldn\u2019t be more different. He is as cautious and awkward as she is charismatic and forceful. It seems an unlikely romance, but it works.<\/p>\n

Bored of 1970s suburban life, Maralyn has an idea: sell the house, build a boat, leave England \u2014 and its oil crisis, industrial strikes and inflation \u2014 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.<\/p>\n

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 \u2014 not just at sea, but in life.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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An eminently readable and accessible account of an extraordinary experience, rendered with clarity and precision; for me, however, it seemed to sacrifice the drama and horror of the events. <\/p>\n

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