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. 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. Rate this book 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead 54,755 ratings, 4.13 average rating, 7,072 reviews Open Preview Great Circle Quotes Showing 1-30 of 112 Im told girls dream of being wives, but wifedom seems an awful lot like defeat dressed up as victory. 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. A century later, Hadley Baxter is cast to play Marian in a film that centers on Marian's disappearance in Antarctica. 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. There-after encountering a pair of barnstorming pilots passing through town in beat-up biplanes-Marian commences her lifelong love affair with flight.

Access a growing selection of included Audible Originals, audiobooks and podcasts. 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. Great Circle A Novel By: Maggie Shipstead Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell, Alex McKenna Length: 25 hrs and 16 mins 4.5 (2,630 ratings) Try for 0.00 Pick 1 title (2 titles for Prime members) from our collection of bestsellers and new releases. NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - A TODAY SHOW #ReadWithJenna BOOK CLUB PICK - WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION NOMINEE - 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 ).

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