This Is Love

Color photograph of Maurice and Maralyn Bailey posing inside a small inflatable orange and blue raft with a canopy over it, floating in water. They're both wearing orange raincoats. Maurice is wearing a navy blue hat, and Maralyn's arm is resting on the side of the raft. They're both smiling slightly and looking at the camera.

Episode 119: Alone Together

Episode #119

2025-08-06 05:00:46

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In 1966, Maurice and Maralyn Bailey had been married for three years. They’d bought a house in the suburbs in the middle of England, and had jobs at the tax office and a printing press. “They’re living a respectable day-to-day suburban existence — which is kind of driving them both crazy. And one rainy evening, Maralyn just says, ‘You know what? Why don’t we sell this house and build a boat and go?’”

Sophie Elmhirst’s book is A Marriage at Sea: A True Story of Love, Obsession, and Shipwreck.

Episode transcript will be posted here as soon as it is available.