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Great Circle

by Transworld Publishers Ltd - £8.99  Maggie Shipstead (2022)
paperback    ISBN 13: 9781529176643 | ISBN 10: 1529176646

SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2022
SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2021
THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
TIME MAGAZINE BOOK OF THE YEAR
 
'A gripping historical adventure that feels sharp, fresh and modern' STYLIST
 
'So beautiful, so daring, so complete' TAYLOR JENKINS REID
 
'A masterpiece' NIGELLA LAWSON
 
'Luminous, masterful. Glides seamlessly through the 20th century, immersing the reader' TELEGRAPH, Best Fiction of 2021
 
'How deeply we care about each of these people. Extraordinary' NEW YORK TIMES
 
'Wonderful. Memorable characters and vivid storytelling' GOOD HOUSEKEEPING MAGAZINE
 
'A tour-de-force' DAILY EXPRESS
 
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.
 
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.

(Price & availability last checked: June 2022)