📗 Libro en inglés MAURICE AND MARALYN (WINNER OF THE NERO AWARDS GOLD PRIZE BOOK OF THE YEAR 2024)

An absolute jewel of a book India Knight A gripping tale of adventure Elizabeth Day An extraordinary survival story Sunday Times 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 Beautiful moving and genuinely unputdownable Joanna Cannon With the adrenaline kick of Jaws