Sophie Elmhirst on the True Story of a Shipwrecked Couple
About this episode
Gilbert Cruz interviews Sophie Elmhirst about her book detailing the true story of a couple shipwrecked by a whale in the 1970s.
Host Gilbert Cruz's conversation from last year with author Sophie Elmhirst features "Marriage at Sea: A True Story of Love, Obsession and Shipwreck" — the gripping 1970s story of a couple shipwrecked by a whale — newly out in paperback this summer.
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