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. It’s also a culturally rich story that takes full advantage of its extended length to explore the changing landscape of the 20th century. Over half a century later, troubled film star Hadley Baxter is drawn inexorably to play the enigmatic pilot on screen. Great Circle is a relentlessly exciting story about a woman maneuvering her way between tradition and prejudice to get what she wants.

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. But it is an obsession with flight that consumes her most. Her debut, Seating Arrangements, was a New York Times bestseller in 2012. Great Circle is a 2021 novel by Maggie Shipstead. Great Circle is a relentlessly exciting story about a woman maneuvering her way between tradition and prejudice to get what she wants. For fans of TAYLOR JENKINS REID, WILLIAM BOYD and ANN PATCHETTįrom 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.ĭetermined to live an independent life, she resists the pull of her childhood sweetheart, and burns her way through a suite of glamorous lovers. She is shortlisted for the 2021 Booker Prize with Great Circle - her third novel. If you liked Great Circle, what should you read next Great Circle Still Life Matrix West with the Night Code Name Verity Code Name Verity (Book 1) The. 'A gripping historical adventure that feels sharp, fresh and modern'Ī 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. Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing GroupFiction / Literary / Historical - 20th Century - World War II / Women. SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2022Ī 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

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