Real-life shipwreck story by Sophie Elmhirst wins top prize at Nero Book Awards
Source: BBC
Ian YoungsCulture reporter, BBC NewsGetty ImagesMaralyn and Maurice Bailey, pictured back on the water the year after their ordealThe true story of a British couple who spent four months adrift on a life raft in the Pacific Ocean, after their boat was sunk by a whale, has been named the best book of last year at a prestigious ceremony.Maurice and Maralyn: An Extraordinary True Story of Shipwreck, Survival and…
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