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Paper Trails: A Book Club Review of A Marriage at Sea
Sophie Elmhirst’s A Marriage at Sea recounts the extraordinary true story of Maurice and Maralyn Bailey, whose dream of sailing to New Zealand turned into 117 days adrift in the Pacific after their yacht sank. In this book club review, I explore the couple’s contrasting personalities, the practical and psychological challenges of survival, and the questions the book raises about love, resilience, obsession, and the limits of preparation.