SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2022 SHORTLISTED FOR
THE BOOKER PRIZE 2021 THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER TIME BOOK OF
THE YEAR A Book of the Year for The Times, Telegraph, Daily
Express, New Statesman, Good Housekeeping, Daily Mail, Mail on
Sunday, Time, Esquire, The Economist, Oprah Daily and Woman and
Home 'A gripping historical adventure that feels sharp, fresh and
modern' STYLIST 'So beautiful, so daring, so complete' TAYLOR
JENKINS REID 'A masterpiece' NIGELLA LAWSON A soaring,
breathtakingly ambitious novel that weaves together the astonishing
lives of a 1950s vanished female aviator and the modern-day
Hollywood actress who plays her on screen. For fans of TAYLOR
JENKINS REID, WILLIAM BOYD and ANN PATCHETT _______________________
From her days as a wild child in prohibition America to the blitz
and glitz of wartime London, from the rugged shores of New Zealand
to a lonely iceshelf in Antarctica, Marian Graves is driven by a
need for freedom and danger. Determined to live an independent
life, she resists the pull of her childhood sweetheart, and burns
her way through a suite of glamorous lovers. But it is an obsession
with flight that consumes her most. Now, as she is about to fulfil
her greatest ambition, to circumnavigate the globe from pole to
pole, Marian crash lands in a perilous wilderness of ice. Over half
a century later, troubled film star Hadley Baxter is drawn
inexorably to play the enigmatic pilot on screen. It is a role that
will lead her to an unexpected discovery, throwing fresh and
spellbinding light on the story of the unknowable Marian Graves.
_________________________________________ 'Extraordinary' NEW YORK
TIMES 'Full of adventure, passion and tragedy' THE TIMES 'Soars
from the very first page' SUNDAY EXPRESS 'Luminous, masterful.
Glides seamlessly through 20th century history' DAILY TELEGRAPH
'Breathtaking' OBSERVER 'Impressive and gripping' SUNDAY TIMES
'Surprising and moving at every turn' GUARDIAN 'Audacious and
Immersive' DAILY MAIL 'Accomplished and ambitious' FINANCIAL TIMES
Readers love GREAT CIRCLE: ***** What a read! Immense story with
beautifully created characters ***** A 600 page turner that you are
sad to finish ***** The story is so well researched and planned;
historical fiction standing side by side with history itself *****
This is a stunning achievement, my perspective feels fundamentally
transformed through reading it ***** A wonderful saga, covering a
large chunk of the twentieth century
General
Imprint: |
Doubleday
|
Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
May 2021 |
Authors: |
Maggie Shipstead
|
Dimensions: |
240 x 162 x 40mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover
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Pages: |
608 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-85752-680-9 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General
|
LSN: |
0-85752-680-4 |
Barcode: |
9780857526809 |
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