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Female aviator's epic, transformative life journey.

If you're drawn to narratives that intertwine bold adventures with deep personal quests, "Great Circle" could be an enthralling read for you. You'll soar through history alongside a pioneering woman who embodies grit and authenticity. As Marian Graves pursues her dream of flight driven by complex relationships and societal challenges, her story resonates on a profound level for anyone seeking a tale of self-discovery and unfettered ambition.

  • Booker Prize Nominee (2021)
  • Women's Prize for Fiction Nominee for Shortlist (2022)
  • Andrew Carnegie Medal Nominee for Fiction (2022)
  • Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Historical Fiction (2021)
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ISBN: 9781984897701
Authors: Maggie Shipstead
Publisher: Vintage
Date of Publication: 2022-04-05
Format: Paperback
Related Topics: Literature, World War II, Feminism
Goodreads rating: 4.1
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Spanning Prohibition-era Montana, the Pacific Northwest, Alaska, New Zealand, wartime London, and modern-day Los Angeles, Great Circle tells the unforgettable story of a daredevil female aviator determined to chart her own course in life, at any cost. After being rescued as infants from a sinking ocean liner in 1914, Marian and Jamie Graves are raised by their dissolute uncle in Missoula, Montana. There--after encountering a pair of barnstorming pilots passing through town in beat-up biplanes--Marian commences her lifelong love affair with flight. At fourteen she drops out of school and finds an unexpected and dangerous patron in a wealthy bootlegger who provides a plane and subsidizes her lessons, an arrangement that will haunt her for the rest of her life, even as it allows her to fulfill her destiny: circumnavigating the globe by flying over the North and South Poles. A century later, Hadley Baxter is cast to play Marian in a film that centers on Marian's disappearance in Antarctica. Vibrant, canny, disgusted with the claustrophobia of Hollywood, Hadley is eager to redefine herself after a romantic film franchise has imprisoned her in the grip of cult celebrity. Her immersion into the character of Marian unfolds, thrillingly, alongside Marian's own story, as the two women's fates--and their hunger for self-determination in vastly different geographies
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Female aviator's epic, transformative life journey.

If you're drawn to narratives that intertwine bold adventures with deep personal quests, "Great Circle" could be an enthralling read for you. You'll soar through history alongside a pioneering woman who embodies grit and authenticity. As Marian Graves pursues her dream of flight driven by complex relationships and societal challenges, her story resonates on a profound level for anyone seeking a tale of self-discovery and unfettered ambition.

  • Booker Prize Nominee (2021)
  • Women's Prize for Fiction Nominee for Shortlist (2022)
  • Andrew Carnegie Medal Nominee for Fiction (2022)
  • Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Historical Fiction (2021)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.