1972 年，莫里斯與瑪麗蓮厭倦了英國郊區沉悶的中產生活。他們決定打破常規，變賣所有家產、買下一艘帆船，向著太平洋出發。然而在航行近一年後，一場突如其來的「鯨魚撞擊事故」瞬間擊碎了他們的冒險夢。
船隻迅速沉沒，這對夫妻除了一個狹小的充氣救生筏、幾罐罐頭與雨水收集器外，一無所有。
在杳無人煙的太平洋上，他們開始了長達 118 天（近 4 個月）的非人道漂流。他們必須徒手抓鯊魚、殺海龜飲血，看著無數艘貨輪從地平線駛過卻未曾發現他們。但更嚴苛的考驗在於——在生死邊緣的狹小空間裡，他們必須面對彼此性格中最深處的魔鬼。
當性格孤僻、悲觀的丈夫莫里斯逐漸崩潰、退縮時，樂觀堅毅的妻子瑪麗蓮站了出來，接管了這場看似毫無希望的生存戰役……
得獎記者蘇菲．艾爾姆赫斯特（Sophie Elmhirst）透過日記、歷史檔案與訪談，以小說般細膩且令人屏息的筆觸，重現了這場人類史上的生存奇蹟。這不只是一部讓人腎上腺素飆升的荒野求生記，更是一部深刻探討「我們為什麼會愛上不完美的人」、「在極端環境下我們如何與伴侶共處」的靈魂對話。
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