{"product_id":"great-circle-maggie-shipstead-9780857526816","title":"Great Circle","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis monumentally powerful epic weaves together the astonishing lives of a daredevil female aviator, and the Hollywood rebel who will play her on screen. Perfect for fans of THE GOLDFINCH by Donna Tartt, and ALL THE LIGHT WE CANNOT SEE.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2022\n\u003cbr\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2021\n\u003cbr\u003eTHE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER\n\u003cbr\u003eTIME BOOK OF THE YEAR\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA 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\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'A gripping historical adventure that feels sharp, fresh and modern'\n\u003cbr\u003eSTYLIST\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'So beautiful, so daring, so complete'\n\u003cbr\u003eTAYLOR JENKINS REID\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'A masterpiece'\n\u003cbr\u003eNIGELLA LAWSON\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA 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\n\u003cbr\u003e_______________________\n\u003cbr\u003eFrom 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDetermined 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNow, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOver 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.\n\u003cbr\u003e_________________________________________\n\u003cbr\u003e'Extraordinary' NEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Full of adventure, passion and tragedy' THE TIMES\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Soars from the very first page' SUNDAY EXPRESS\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Luminous, masterful. Glides seamlessly through 20th century history' DAILY TELEGRAPH\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Breathtaking' OBSERVER\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Impressive and gripping' SUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Surprising and moving at every turn' GUARDIAN\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Audacious and Immersive' DAILY MAIL\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Accomplished and ambitious' FINANCIAL TIMES\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders love GREAT CIRCLE-\n\u003cbr\u003e***** What a read! Immense story with beautifully created characters\n\u003cbr\u003e***** A 600 page turner that you are sad to finish\n\u003cbr\u003e***** The story is so well researched and planned; historical fiction standing side by side with history itself\n\u003cbr\u003e***** This is a stunning achievement, my perspective feels fundamentally transformed through reading it\n\u003cbr\u003e***** A wonderful saga, covering a large chunk of the twentieth century\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Maggie Shipstead","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43173772263667,"sku":"9780857526816","price":32.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0634\/4284\/5939\/products\/9780857526816.jpg?v=1662060202","url":"https:\/\/www.harryhartog.com.au\/products\/great-circle-maggie-shipstead-9780857526816","provider":"Harry Hartog Bookseller","version":"1.0","type":"link"}