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Great circle
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Published:
New York : Random House Large Print, 2021.
Format:
Book
Edition:
First large print edition.
Physical Desc:
947 pages : illustration ; 24 cm
Status:
Description
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A TODAY SHOW #ReadWithJenna BOOK CLUB PICK • 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).

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. There--after encountering a pair of barnstorming pilots passing through town in beat-up biplanes--Marian commences her lifelong love affair with flight. 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.

A century later, Hadley Baxter is cast to play Marian in a film that centers on Marian's disappearance in Antarctica. 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. 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. 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.
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Language:
English
ISBN:
9780593459416, 0593459415

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"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 ... At fifteen, she drops out of school and finds an unexpected and dangerous patron in a wealthy rancher who provides a plane and subsidizes her lessons ... it allows her to fulfill her destiny: circumnavigating the globe ... A century later, Hadley Baxter is cast to play Marian in a film that centers on Marian's disappearance over the South Pacific ... Her immersion into the character of Marian unfolds, thrillingly, alongside Marian's own story, as the two womens' fates collide"--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation (style guide)

Shipstead, M. (2021). Great circle. First large print edition. New York, Random House Large Print.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Shipstead, Maggie. 2021. Great Circle. New York, Random House Large Print.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Shipstead, Maggie, Great Circle. New York, Random House Large Print, 2021.

MLA Citation (style guide)

Shipstead, Maggie. Great Circle. First large print edition. New York, Random House Large Print, 2021.

Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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