Brews Books: A Marriage at Sea

Please note that since the Library will be closed on October 1st, the October meeting of Brews Books will take place on the second Thursday, October 8th. Brews Books takes place on the first Thursday of every month at Door Thirteen (214 North Main Street, Auburn). We're dedicated to discussing our favorite unique reads, and we’re grateful to Door Thirteen for their partnership on this program. Attendees must be over 21 and have valid ID. Books are available at Eckhart Public Library, and library cards are not required for check out. On October 8th, from 6:00 - 7:00 pm, we'll discuss the New York Times bestseller A Marriage at Sea by Sophie Elmhirst. Description of A Marriage at Sea from Penguin Random House: Maurice and Maralyn make an odd couple. He’s a loner, awkward and obsessive; she’s charismatic and ambitious. But they share a horror of wasting their lives. And they dream – as we all dream – of running away from it all. What if they quit their jobs, sold their house, bought a boat, and sailed away? Most of us begin and end with the daydream. But in June 1972, Maurice and Maralyn set sail. For nearly a year all went well, until deep in the Pacific, a breaching whale knocked a hole in their boat and it sank beneath the waves. What ensues is a jaw-dropping fight to survive in the wild ocean, with little hope of rescue. Alone together for months in a tiny rubber 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 and their marriage is put to the greatest of tests. Although they could run away from the world, they can’t run away from themselves. Taut, propulsive, and dazzling, A Marriage at Sea pairs an adrenaline-fueled high seas adventure with a gutting love story that asks why we love difficult people, and who we become under the most extreme conditions imaginable.