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SUMMARY:Helen Plum Library Book Club
UID:89903
DTSTAMP:20260415T173800Z
DTSTART:20260821T000000Z
DTEND:20260821T010000Z
LOCATION:411 S. Main Street, Lombard, IL 60148, United States
ROOM: Conference Room
DESCRIPTION:A Marriage at Sea: A True Story of Love, Obsession, and Shipwr
 eck by Sophie ElmhirstMaurice and Maralyn make an odd couple. He's a 
 loner, awkward and obsessive; she's charismatic and ambitious. But th
 ey share a dream of running away from it all. What if they quit their jobs
 , sold their house, bought a boat, and sailed away? In June 1972, Maurice 
 and Maralyn set sail. For nearly a year all went well, until deep in the P
 acific, a breaching whale knocked a hole in their boat, and it sank beneat
 h the waves. What ensues is a jaw-dropping fight to survive in the wild oc
 ean, with little hope of rescue. Alone together for months in a tiny rubbe
 r 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, an
 d their marriage is put to the greatest of tests.For all book clubs: Addit
 ional print copies are available at the Library. Limited digital copies ma
 y be available. Please contact Adult Services to check availability or for
  further information. Please register for one session only. 
URL:https://www.helenplum.org/event/helen-plum-library-book-club-89903
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