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A Marriage at Sea: A True Story of Lov e\, Obsession\, and Shipwreck by Sophie Elmhirst \;

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A&nbs p\;NEW YORK TIMES \;TOP 10 BOOK OF 2025 \;
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Mauri ce and Maralyn make an odd couple. They dream of running away from it all\ , quitting their jobs\, selling their house\, buying a boat\, and sailing away... \;
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In June 1972\, Maurice and Maralyn set sa il. For \;nearly a \;year all went well\, until deep in the Pacifi c\, a breaching whale knocked a hole in their \;boat \;and it sank beneath the waves. \;
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What ensues is a jaw-dropping fight to survive in the wild ocean\, with little hope of rescue. \;Al one together for months in a tiny rubber raft\, starving and exhausted\, M aurice and Maralyn have to find not only ways to stay alive but ways to ge t along. \;

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Print copies are available at the \;Library. e Books and \;eAudiobooks \;are available on Libby. \;

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