Sophie Elmhirst
Autore di Maurice and Maralyn: A Whale, a Shipwreck, a Love Story
Opere di Sophie Elmhirst
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- Opere
- 2
- Utenti
- 15
- Popolarità
- #708,120
- Voto
- 3.5
- Recensioni
- 1
- ISBN
- 1
This is an incredible and almost unbelievable story of survival. Knowing it all really happened just makes it even more shocking and it proves just how much the human body can endure. The vast wide open space of the ocean made me shudder to think about it and I can barely come close to imagining what four months of it must have felt like. Maurice and Maralyn had very different personalities, him quite cautious and often tending towards pessimism, with Maralyn being optimistic to the point of sometimes seeming unrealistic. Although opposites in many ways, they also complemented each other and it's this that made them strong enough to survive their ordeal.
Sophie Elmhirst's story is a memorable one and is beautifully written. Whilst the recounting of details gives it a matter-of-fact feel, it has been fictionalised in such a way that it also drew me in completely as any good novel should. I found it such a compelling and extraordinary story of a brave couple's life before, during and after their astonishing voyage. It moved me, it surprised me and it enthralled me. It's such a swell (forgive the pun) book.… (altro)