A marriage at sea : a true story of love, obsession, and shipwreck
(Large Print)
Author
Published
Thorndike, Maine : Center Point Large Print, 2025.
Edition
Hardcover Center Point Large Print edition.
ISBN
9798891647107
Physical Desc
272 pages (large print): illustrations (black and white) ; 23 cm.
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Wakefield - Reference Area | Adult NEW Large Print 910.9164 ELMHIRST | Checked out |
| Location | Call Number | Status |
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| Beverly Main - NEW Large Print | Large Print G 530 .B15 2025 | Checked out |
| Danvers - Adult Large Print Nonfiction (1st Floor) | Large Print G 530 B15 2025 | Available |
| Lynnfield - Adult Large Print | Large Print G 530 .B15 2025 | In transit |
| Marblehead - Adult On Order | On Order 933539 | On order |
| Peabody West Branch - Adult New Large Print | NEW Large/ History/General/Elmhirst | Checked out |
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Format
Large Print
Language
English
Notes
Other Title
True story of love, obsession, and shipwreck
General Note
Regular print version previously published by: Riverhead Books.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 268-269).
Description
"Maurice and Maralyn make an odd couple. He's a loner, awkward and obsessive; she's charismatic and ambitious. But they share a horror of wasting their lives. 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 in June 1972, Maurice and Maralyn set sail. For nearly a year all went well, until deep in the Pacific, a breaching whale knocked a hole in their boat and it sank beneath the waves. What ensues is a jaw-dropping fight to survive in the wild ocean, with little hope of rescue. Alone together for months 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 the greatest of tests. Although they could run away from the world, they can't run away from themselves."-- Provided by publisher.
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (Style Guide)
Elmhirst, S. (2025). A marriage at sea: a true story of love, obsession, and shipwreck. (Hardcover Center Point Large Print edition). Center Point Large Print.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 18th Edition (Style Guide)Elmhirst, Sophie. 2025. A Marriage At Sea: A True Story of Love, Obsession, and Shipwreck. Center Point Large Print.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 18th Edition (Style Guide)Elmhirst, Sophie. A Marriage At Sea: A True Story of Love, Obsession, and Shipwreck. Center Point Large Print, 2025.
UCL Harvard Citation (Style Guide)Elmhirst, S. (2025). A marriage at sea: a true story of love, obsession, and shipwreck. Hardcover Center Point Large Print edn Thorndike, Maine: Center Point Large Print.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (Style Guide)Elmhirst, Sophie. A Marriage At Sea: A True Story of Love, Obsession, and Shipwreck. Hardcover Center Point Large Print edition, Center Point Large Print, 2025.
Note: Citations contain only title, author, edition, and publisher. Only UCL Harvard citations contain the year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of May 2025.
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