Maurice and Maralyn: An Extraordinary True Story of Shipwreck, Survival and Love, by Sophie Elmhirst, won the £30,000 Gold ...

An Extraordinary True Story of Shipwreck, Survival and Love has been named as the overall winner of the Nero Gold Prize, ...

Elmhirst took home the £30,000 prize for her debut book, Maurice And Maralyn: An Extraordinary True Story Of Shipwreck, ...

Elmhirst was announced the winner on Wednesday evening at a ceremony in central London by renowned journalist and bestselling author Bill Bryson. Moments after receiving the award, Elmhirst said ...

Journalist and author Sophie Elmhirst’s Maurice and ... The book is a retelling of a true story, and was described by chair of judges Bill Bryson as "an enthralling, engrossing story of survival ...

Happy National Reading Month! The month coincides with the March 2 birthday of author and cartoonist Dr. Seuss who believed reading was a fundamental skill for children. You might be like John ...

Author Bill Bryson, who chaired the judges, called it "an enthralling, engrossing story of survival and the resilience of the human spirit". Maurice and Maralyn - listen on Radio 4's Book of the ...