Jag har läst…

Maurice and Maralyn couldn´t be more different. He is as cautious and awkward as she is charismatic and forceful. It seems an unlikely romance, but it works.
Bored by 1970s suburban life, Maralyn has an idea: sell the house, build a boat, leave England - and its oil crises, industrial strikes and inflation - forever. It is hard work turning drams into reality, but finally they set sail for New Zealand. Then halfway there, their beloved boat is struck by a whale. It sinks within an hour, and the pair are cast adrift in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
On their tiny raft, over the course of days, then months, their love is put to the test. When Maurice begins to withdraw into himself, it falls upon Maralyn to keep them both alive. Their pet turtle helps, as does devising menus för fantasy dinners and dreaming of their next voyage.
Filled with danger, spirit and tenderness, this is a book about human connection and the human condition; about how we survive - not just at sea, but in life.
Detta är en fantastisk bok! Jag slukade den autentiska berättelsen med hull och hår. Vem har inte velat åka iväg på ett stort äventyr i livet?
117 dagar överlevde paret ombord på sin lilla flotte innan de blev räddade.
Deras räddning blev en världssensation. Här kan du se en intervju med Maurice många år senare.