This month&rsquo\;s title is A Marriage At Sea by Sophie Elmhirst.
\nThe electrifying true story of \;a&nb sp\;young couple shipwrecked \;at \;sea: \;a \;mind-blowin g tale of obsession\, survival\, and partnership stretched to its limits. Maurice and Maralyn make an odd couple. He's \;a \;loner\, awkward and obsessive\; she's charismatic and ambitious. But they share \;a&n bsp\;horror of wasting their lives. And they dream--as we all dream--of ru nning away from it all. What if they quit their jobs\, sold their house\, bought \;a \;boat\, and sailed away? Most of us begin and end with the daydream. But Maurice began to study nautical navigation. Maralyn mad e detailed lists of provisions. And in June 1972\, they set sail. For near ly \;a \;year all went well\, until deep in the Pacific\, \;a& nbsp\;breaching whale knocked \;a \;hole in their boat and it sank beneath the waves. What ensues is \;a \;jaw-dropping fight to sur vive on the wild ocean\, with little hope of rescue. Alone together for mo nths in \;a \;tiny rubber raft\, starving and exhausted\, Maurice and Maralyn have to find not only ways to stay alive but ways to get along \, as their inner demons emerge and their \;marriage \;is put to t he greatest of tests. Although they could run away from the world\, they c an't run away from themselves.
\nCopies of the book will be availabl e at the Circulation Desk. \;
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