For anyone who loved Suzanne Heywood’s Wavewalker, this is the fictional retelling of the true life story of Maurice and Maralyn Bailey shipwrecked in the Pacific after a whale hits their boat. They scramble into the life raft and I won’t tell you what happens next or the ending but it is quite an extraordinary tale. Sophie Elmhirst first came across an article about them during lockdown and became quite fascinated with this story of an unfortunate couple stuck together in the most dreadful predicament. A short, urgent, jaw-dropping book, you’ll read it in one sitting, grateful to be on dry land and able to make copious, luxurious cups of tea with clean drinking water!