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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A TODAY SHOW #ReadWithJenna BOOK CLUB PICK • The unforgettable story of a daredevil female aviator determined to chart her own course in life, at any cost: an “epic trip—through Prohibition and World War II, from Montana to London to present-day Hollywood—and you’ll relish every minute” (People).
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 and times–collide. Epic and emotional, meticulously researched and gloriously told, Great Circle is a monumental work of art, and a tremendous leap forward for the prodigiously gifted Maggie Shipstead.
From the Publisher
Publisher : Vintage
Publication date : April 5, 2022
Language : English
Print length : 672 pages
ISBN-10 : 1984897705
ISBN-13 : 978-1984897701
Item Weight : 2.31 pounds
Dimensions : 5.2 x 1.15 x 8 inches
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Customers find the book’s story engaging with tons of plot twists and appreciate how it’s told from the past. The writing is praised for its detailed prose and beautiful use of language, while the characters are richly developed and the book delves deeply into history. The pacing is well-crafted and customers enjoy reading it slowly, though opinions about its length are mixed, with many finding it daunting at 5 to 600 pages. Some customers find the book boring from the start.
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