A marriage at sea: a true story of love, obsession, and shipwreck
(Book)
Uniform Title:
Author:
Status:
25 copies, 132 people are on the wait list.
Copies
Location
Call Number
Status
Cary Regional - Adult Non-Fiction
910.91 ELMHI
Transit Request
East Regional - Adult Non-Fiction
910.91 ELMHI
Checked out
Eva H. Perry Regional - Adult Non-Fiction
910.91 ELMHI
Checked out
Eva H. Perry Regional - Adult Non-Fiction
910.91 ELMHI
Checked out
Eva H. Perry Regional - Adult Non-Fiction
910.91 ELMHI
Transit Request
Fuquay-Varina Community - Adult Non-Fiction
910.91 ELMHI
Checked out
Leesville Community - Adult Non-Fiction
910.91 ELMHI
Checked out
Leesville Community - Adult Non-Fiction
910.91 ELMHI
Item being held
Middlecreek Community - Adult Non-Fiction
910.91 ELMHI
Checked out
Middlecreek Community - Adult Non-Fiction
910.91 ELMHI
Checked out
Middlecreek Community - Adult Non-Fiction
910.91 ELMHI
Checked out
Morrisville Community - Adult Non-Fiction
910.91 ELMHI
Checked out
North Regional - Adult Non-Fiction
910.91 ELMHI
Checked out
Oberlin Regional - Adult Non-Fiction
910.91 ELMHI
Checked out
Oberlin Regional - Adult Non-Fiction
910.91 ELMHI
Item being held
Oberlin Regional - Adult Non-Fiction
910.91 ELMHI
Checked out
Southeast Regional - Adult Non-Fiction
910.91 ELMHI
Checked out
WCPL - Adult Non-Fiction
910.91 ELMHI
Checked out
Wendell Community - Adult Non-Fiction
910.91 ELMHI
Item being held
Zebulon Community - Adult Non-Fiction
910.91 ELMHI
Checked out
WCPL - Adult Non-Fiction
910.91 ELMHI
On Order
More Details
Published:
New York, NY : Riverhead Books, 2025.
Format:
Book
Edition:
First United States edition.
Physical Desc:
246 pages : illustration ; 22 cm
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780593854280, 0593854284, 9780593854280
Notes
General Note
"First published in hardcover in Great Britain as Maurice and Madalyn: a whale, a shipwreck, a love story by Chatto & Windus, an imprint of Penguin Random House Ltd., London, in 2024"-Title page verso.
Description
"The electrifying true story of a young couple shipwrecked at sea: a mind-blowing 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 horror of wasting their lives. And they dream - as we all dream - of running 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 made detailed lists of provisions. And in June 1972, they 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 on 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. Taut, propulsive, and dazzling, A MARRIAGE AT SEA pairs adrenaline-fueled high seas adventure with a gutting love story that asks why we love difficult people, and who we become under the most extreme conditions imaginable"--,Provided by publisher.
Reviews from GoodReads
Loading GoodReads Reviews.
Citations
APA Citation (style guide)
Elmhirst, S. (2025). A marriage at sea: a true story of love, obsession, and shipwreck. First United States edition. Riverhead Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Elmhirst, Sophie. 2025. A Marriage At Sea: A True Story of Love, Obsession, and Shipwreck. Riverhead Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Elmhirst, Sophie, A Marriage At Sea: A True Story of Love, Obsession, and Shipwreck. Riverhead Books, 2025.
MLA Citation (style guide)Elmhirst, Sophie. A Marriage At Sea: A True Story of Love, Obsession, and Shipwreck. First United States edition. Riverhead Books, 2025.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
Staff View
Grouped Work ID:
1f03826f-580c-ea8b-873c-aeb686b44e49
Record Information
| Last Horizon Extract Time | Aug 02, 2025 01:07:41 PM |
|---|---|
| Last File Modification Time | Aug 02, 2025 01:07:41 PM |
| Last Grouped Work Modification Time | Aug 02, 2025 10:26:34 PM |
MARC Record
| LEADER | 05489pam a2200769 i 4500 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 001 | 2024041610 | ||
| 003 | DLC | ||
| 005 | 20250628080100.0 | ||
| 008 | 250115r20252024nyua 000 0ceng | ||
| 010 | |a 2024041610 | ||
| 020 | |a 9780593854280 |c $28.00 | ||
| 020 | |a 0593854284 |c $28.00 | ||
| 020 | |a 9780593854280 |q (hbk.) | ||
| 020 | |z 9780593854303 |q (ebk.) | ||
| 035 | |a (OCoLC)1498818832 | ||
| 040 | |a DLC |b eng |e rda |c DLC |d TnLvILS |d UtOrBLW | ||
| 042 | |a pcc | ||
| 043 | |a po----- | ||
| 050 | 0 | 0 | |a G530.B15 |b E56 2025 |
| 082 | 0 | 0 | |a 910.9164092 |a B |2 23/eng/20250210 |
| 092 | |a 910.91 ELMHI | ||
| 100 | 1 | |a Elmhirst, Sophie |e author. |4 aut | |
| 240 | 1 | 0 | |a Maurice and Maralyn |
| 245 | 1 | 2 | |a A marriage at sea : |b a true story of love, obsession, and shipwreck / |c Sophie Elmhirst. |
| 250 | |a First United States edition. | ||
| 264 | 1 | |a New York, NY : |b Riverhead Books, |c 2025. | |
| 300 | |a 246 pages : |b illustration ; |c 22 cm | ||
| 336 | |a text |b txt |2 rdacontent | ||
| 337 | |a unmediated |b n |2 rdamedia | ||
| 338 | |a volume |b nc |2 rdacarrier | ||
| 500 | |a "First published in hardcover in Great Britain as Maurice and Madalyn: a whale, a shipwreck, a love story by Chatto & Windus, an imprint of Penguin Random House Ltd., London, in 2024"-Title page verso. | ||
| 520 | |a "The electrifying true story of a young couple shipwrecked at sea: a mind-blowing 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 horror of wasting their lives. And they dream - as we all dream - of running 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 made detailed lists of provisions. And in June 1972, they 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 on 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. Taut, propulsive, and dazzling, A MARRIAGE AT SEA pairs adrenaline-fueled high seas adventure with a gutting love story that asks why we love difficult people, and who we become under the most extreme conditions imaginable"-- |c Provided by publisher. | ||
| 600 | 1 | 0 | |a Bailey, Maurice |
| 600 | 1 | 0 | |a Bailey, Maralyn |
| 650 | 0 | |a Shipwrecks |z Pacific Ocean | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Shipwreck survival |z Pacific Ocean. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Shipwreck victims |z Pacific Ocean |v Biography. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Married people |v Biography. | |
| 655 | 7 | |a Biographies |2 lcgft | |
| 776 | 0 | 8 | |i Online version: |a Elmhirst, Sophie. |t Marriage at sea |d New York : Riverhead Books, 2025 |z 9780593854303 |w (DLC) 2024041611 |
| 449 | |a New Adult Non-Fiction | ||
| 949 | |b 32046833398543 |c SYSANFI |d 910.91 ELMHI |l CRY |n 8825357 |o 0 |s th |w 06/06/2025 |x 1 |y BK | ||
| 949 | |b 32046833398469 |c SYSANFI |d 910.91 ELMHI |l ERL |n 8825369 |o 0 |s o |w 06/06/2025 |x 1 |y BK | ||
| 949 | |b 32046833398501 |c SYSANFI |d 910.91 ELMHI |l EVA |n 8825373 |o 0 |s o |w 06/06/2025 |x 1 |y BK | ||
| 949 | |b 32046833398626 |c SYSANFI |d 910.91 ELMHI |l EVA |n 8825363 |o 0 |s th |w 06/06/2025 |x 1 |y BK | ||
| 949 | |b 32046833398535 |c SYSANFI |d 910.91 ELMHI |l EVA |n 8825356 |o 0 |s o |w 06/06/2025 |x 1 |y BK | ||
| 949 | |b 32046833398667 |c SYSANFI |d 910.91 ELMHI |l FUQ |n 8825367 |o 0 |s o |w 06/06/2025 |x 2 |y BK | ||
| 949 | |b 32046833398618 |c SYSANFI |d 910.91 ELMHI |l LEE |n 8825362 |o 0 |s h |w 06/06/2025 |x 1 |y BK | ||
| 949 | |b 32046833398527 |c SYSANFI |d 910.91 ELMHI |l LEE |n 8825355 |o 0 |s o |w 06/06/2025 |x 1 |y BK | ||
| 949 | |b 32046833398634 |c SYSANFI |d 910.91 ELMHI |l MID |n 8825364 |o 0 |s o |w 06/06/2025 |x 1 |y BK | ||
| 949 | |b 32046833398568 |c SYSANFI |d 910.91 ELMHI |l MID |n 8825359 |o 0 |s o |w 06/06/2025 |x 2 |y BK | ||
| 949 | |b 32046833398493 |c SYSANFI |d 910.91 ELMHI |l MID |n 8825372 |o 0 |s o |w 06/06/2025 |x 1 |y BK | ||
| 949 | |b 32046833398642 |c SYSANFI |d 910.91 ELMHI |l MOR |n 8825365 |o 0 |s o |w 06/06/2025 |x 1 |y BK | ||
| 949 | |b 32046833398451 |c SYSANFI |d 910.91 ELMHI |l NOR |n 8825368 |o 0 |s o |w 06/06/2025 |x 2 |y BK | ||
| 949 | |b 32046833398576 |c SYSANFI |d 910.91 ELMHI |l OBR |n 8825360 |o 0 |s o |w 06/06/2025 |x 1 |y BK | ||
| 949 | |b 32046833398659 |c SYSANFI |d 910.91 ELMHI |l OBR |n 8825366 |o 0 |s o |w 06/06/2025 |x 2 |y BK | ||
| 949 | |b 32046833398485 |c SYSANFI |d 910.91 ELMHI |l OBR |n 8825371 |o 0 |s h |w 06/06/2025 |x 1 |y BK | ||
| 949 | |b 32046833398550 |c SYSANFI |d 910.91 ELMHI |l SER |n 8825358 |o 0 |s o |w 06/06/2025 |x 2 |y BK | ||
| 949 | |b 32046833398519 |c SYSANFI |d 910.91 ELMHI |l WCPL |n 8825354 |o 0 |s o |w 06/06/2025 |x 1 |y BK | ||
| 949 | |b acq8855640 |c SYSANFI |d 910.91 ELMHI |l WCPL |n 8855640 |o 0 |s r |w 07/25/2025 |x 0 |y BK | ||
| 949 | |b acq8855641 |c SYSANFI |d 910.91 ELMHI |l WCPL |n 8855641 |o 0 |s r |w 07/25/2025 |x 0 |y BK | ||
| 949 | |b acq8855642 |c SYSANFI |d 910.91 ELMHI |l WCPL |n 8855642 |o 0 |s r |w 07/25/2025 |x 0 |y BK | ||
| 949 | |b acq8855643 |c SYSANFI |d 910.91 ELMHI |l WCPL |n 8855643 |o 0 |s r |w 07/25/2025 |x 0 |y BK | ||
| 949 | |b acq8855644 |c SYSANFI |d 910.91 ELMHI |l WCPL |n 8855644 |o 0 |s r |w 07/25/2025 |x 0 |y BK | ||
| 949 | |b 32046833398477 |c SYSANFI |d 910.91 ELMHI |l WEN |n 8825370 |o 0 |s h |w 06/06/2025 |x 1 |y BK | ||
| 949 | |b 32046833398600 |c SYSANFI |d 910.91 ELMHI |l ZEB |n 8825361 |o 0 |s o |w 06/06/2025 |x 1 |y BK | ||
| 999 | |a 802793 | ||