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"This is a non-fiction book that reads like a novel – and it's one of the most amazing ones. Elmhurst's retelling of the story is a remarkable achievement, matched only by the seemingly impossible feat of Maurice and Maralyn themselves. You won't be able to stop reading it." - USA Today. A New York Times bestseller, and one of Barack Obama's favorite books of 2025. “Wonderful... I found myself, at times holding my breath as I read at full speed, and at other times wandering around the rooms looking for someone to read out loud to, and at other times placing the book upside down, and I was captivated by quiet phrases that left me astonished by their depth.” - New York Times. "So poignant a portrait of a couple in isolation that I was shocked it wasn't a novel. How could a writer delve so deeply into the minds of two real people in such extraordinary circumstances?... A very masterful portrayal." -Elle Magazine, Best Books of Summer: “A beautiful meditation on resilience, interdependence, and the power of love. A dazzling book.” - Patrick Radden Cave: “A captivating and engaging story of survival and the resilience of the human spirit.” -Bill Bryson. This novel, which topped the New York Times bestseller list upon its release, is the astonishing true story of a young couple shipwrecked at sea: a stunning tale of obsession, survival, and a partnership taken to its limits. Maurice and Maralyn are an odd couple. He is introverted, shy, and obsessive; She is attractive and ambitious. But they share the horror of wasting their lives. They dream - as we all dream - of escaping everything. What if they quit their jobs, sold their house, bought a boat, and sailed away? Most of us start and end with this dream. But in June 1972, Maurice and Maralyn set sail. For about a year, things were going well, until a whale jumped out of the water in the depths of the Pacific Ocean, blowing a hole in their boat, and it sank beneath the waves. What followed was a harrowing struggle for survival in the raging ocean, with little hope of survival. Maurice and Maralyn remain alone for months on a small rubber raft, hungry and exhausted, forced to find ways not only to survive, but to coexist, as their inner demons emerge and their marriage is put to the greatest of tests. Although they can escape from the world, they cannot escape from themselves. “Marriage at Sea” is an exciting, captivating, and dazzling novel that combines an action-packed sea adventure with a touching love story that raises questions about why we love difficult people, and who we become under the harshest circumstances imaginable.