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Although they could run away from the world, they can't run away from themselves. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTaut, propulsive, and dazzling, \u003ci\u003eA Marriage at Sea\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sophie Elmhirst\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Riverhead Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/08\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.60w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780593854280\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/15\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/30\/2025 pg. 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2025 pg. 17\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBookPage\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/21\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSophie Elmhirst is an award-winning journalist who writes regularly for \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian Long Read\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Economist; \u003c\/i\u003eher work has also appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Magazine, The New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eHarper's Bazaar\u003c\/i\u003e, among other places. She's the winner of the British Press Award for Feature Writer of the Year and a Foreign Press Award. 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