Maurice and Maralyn: A Whale, a Shipwreck, a Love Story by Sophie Elmhirst #literature

Maurice and Maralyn: A Whale, a Shipwreck, a Love Story by Sophie Elmhirst #literatureA Guardian, Observer & Waterstones Nonfiction Book of 2024 A Financial Times BEST SUMMER READ 'One of those very special books that makes you put everything on hold so you can get back to it' RACHEL JOYCE What begins as an eccentric English love story turns into one of the most dramatic adventures ever recorded Maurice and Maralyn couldn't be more different. He is as cautious and awkward as she is charismatic and forceful. It seems an unlikely

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