Great Circle

E-kniha

Longlisted for the Booker Prize 2021'A soaring epic of female adventure and wanderlust' GUARDIAN'Smart, ambitious and so beautifully written. An amazing literary feat' CURTIS SITTENFELDAn enthralling journey over oceans and continents and a drama of exhilarating power, GREAT CIRCLE is perfect for book clubs and fans of Taylor Jenkins Reid, William Boyd and Delia Owens. Discover the New York Times instant bestseller_______________________ I WAS BORN TO BE A WANDERER From the night she is rescued as a baby out of the flames of a sinking ship; to the day she joins a pair of daredevil pilots looping and diving over the rugged forests of her childhood, to the thrill of flying Spitfires during the war, the life of Marian Graves has always been marked by a lust for freedom and danger. In 1950, she embarks on the great circle flight, circumnavigating the globe. It is Marian's life dream and her final journey, before she disappears without a trace. Half a century later, Hadley Baxter, a brilliant, troubled Hollywood starlet is irresistibly drawn to play Marian Graves, a role that will lead her to probe the deepest mysteries of the vanished pilot's life. _________________________________________'A gripping historical adventure that feels sharp, fresh and modern' STYLIST'Extraordinary' NEW YORK TIMES 'A masterpiece' NIGELLA LAWASON'One of the most hotly anticipated books of the spring' MARIELLA FROSTRUP