I liked this book a lot

Elmirst does the most beautiful job of weaving the lives of Maralyn and Maurice together in a riveting story that is hard to put down. The day-to-day details of their marriage are just as interesting and emotional as the survival story in the Pacific. The reader is only occasionally reminded that the narrative is informed by journal entries, interviews, news articles and the like by a quote here and there. Mostly the Bailey’s story reads like a fiction novel. It is sweet, challenging, emotional and moving with a satisfy ending; a landing that is often hard to stick with biographical accounts.

It was a page turner for me. Read it in two days, because I couldn’t wait to see how it all turned out. The end, brought us to the end of an ordinary person, who like us all are extraordinary, really. Yes he did live some amazingly interesting adventures, but his story is one of love, survival of life in general.

I thought the book was so short. Read it in a few hours. There were so many repeats. Characters in book were not likable. Don’t waste your money!!!

A fascinating story of love amidst the personal tragedy of a shipwreck. I couldn’t put it down.