Journalist Sophie Elmhirst wins book of the year at Nero Book Awards - Elmhirst took home the £30,000 prize for her debut ...

An Extraordinary True Story of Shipwreck, Survival and Love has been named as the overall winner of the Nero Gold Prize, ...

The true story of a British couple who spent four months adrift on a life raft in the Pacific Ocean, after their boat was ...

When Maurice Bailey married Maralyn Harrison, the couple seemed destined for a quiet life in the Derby suburbs. But Maralyn had an idea: why didn’t they sell their house, buy a yacht and sail it ...

In Sophie Elmhirst's story of shipwreck, survival and love, hope of rescue dwindles after 60 days adrift on the Pacific Ocean. Dorothy Atkinson reads. Show more In Sophie Elmhirst's story of ...

The Best Non-Fiction award was given to Maurice and Maralyn: An Extraordinary True Story of Shipwreck, Survival and Love by Sophie Elmhirst, the true story of a couple in the 1970s who uprooted ...

The second year of the literary awards saw Sophie Elmhirst’s Maurice And Maralyn: An Extraordinary True Story Of Shipwreck, Survival And Love win the non-fiction prize, while Wild Houses by ...

In Sophie Elmhirst's story of shipwreck and love, Maurice and Maralyn are adrift in the Pacific Ocean struggling to survive on a tiny raft. Dorothy Atkinson reads. Show more In Sophie Elmhirst's ...

In Sophie Elmhirst's story of endurance and love 117 days have passed since Maurice and Maralyn were cast adrift on the Pacific. Hopes of rescue fade daily. Dorothy Atkinson reads. Show more In ...

Dorothy Atkinson reads. Sophie Elmhirst is a prize-winning journalist. In 2020 she won the British Press Award for Feature Writer of the Year. She first came across Maurice and Maralyn Bailey's ...

Book of the Week. An encounter with a whale on the Pacific Ocean leaves Maurice and Maralyn in peril. A fight for survival and a test of their love follows. Dorothy Atkinson reads. Show more ...