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The episode explores Lucy Irvine's unexpected adventure when she responds to an ad for a 'wife' on a tropical island.

When Lucy Irvine stumbles on an ad in the back of a magazine—an eccentric writer is looking for a “wife” to join him on a tropical island—she thinks she’s found the adventure of a lifetime. But the survival you sign up for is not necessarily the survival you end up in… To learn more about this story, I recommend the book Castaway by Lucy Irvine. There are other sources, as listed in the episode, but I don’t recommend them! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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