{"product_id":"9781529176643-great-circle","title":"Great Circle","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE EPIC AND EMOTIONAL\u003ci\u003e NEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eAND \u003ci\u003eTIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLER\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShortlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction\u003cbr\u003eShortlisted for the Booker Prize\u003cbr\u003eAmazon Book of the Year\u003cbr\u003eTime Magazine Book of the Year\u003cbr\u003eWaterstones fiction Book of the Month\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e______________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A GRIPPING HISTORICAL ADVENTURE' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eSTYLIST\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'SO BEAUTIFUL, SO DARING, SO COMPLETE' \u003c\/b\u003eTAYLOR JENKINS REID, author of \u003ci\u003eCarrie Soto is Back\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A MASTERPIECE' \u003c\/b\u003eNIGELLA LAWSON\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEXTRAORDINARY'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'ONE OF MY ALL-TIME FAVOURITE NOVELS' \u003c\/b\u003eREADER REVIEW *****\u003cbr\u003e_______________________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\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.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMarian Graves is driven by a need for freedom and danger. From her days as a wild child in prohibition America to the blitz and glitz of wartime London, she is determined to live an independent life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut it is an obsession with flight that consumes her most.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHaving become one of the most fearless pilots in her time, she sets out to do what no one has done before: to circumnavigate the globe from pole to pole.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut shortly before completing the journey, her plane disappears, lost to history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOver half a century later, troubled film star Hadley Baxter is offered to play Marian in the comeback role of a lifetime. From the first pages of the script, Hadley is drawn inexorably to the female pilot.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt is a role that will lead her to an unexpected discovery, throwing fresh and spellbinding light on the story of the unknowable Marian Graves.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e_______________________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWATERSTONES FICTION BOOK OF THE MONTH JUNE 2022\u003cbr\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2022\u003cbr\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2021\u003cbr\u003eA ROYAL READING ROOM PICK 2023\u003cbr\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE HWA GOLD CROWN 2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTIME \u003c\/i\u003eMAGAZINE BOOK OF THE YEAR 2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER MAY 2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLER JUNE 2022\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e_______________________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Full of adventure, passion and tragedy' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eTHE TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Soars from the very first page'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eSUNDAY EXPRESS\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Luminous, masterful. Glides seamlessly through the 20th century' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eTELEGRAPH\u003c\/i\u003e, Best Fiction of 2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Breathtaking'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eOBSERVER\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Truly exceptional storytelling, combining a sweeping arc of history with writing that, at sentence level, is near-flawless.' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eTHE BOOKSELLER\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A tour-de-force'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eDAILY EXPRESS\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Impressive and gripping'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eSUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Surprising and moving at every turn'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eGUARDIAN\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Audacious and Immersive'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eDAILY MAIL\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Accomplished and ambitious'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eFINANCIAL TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReaders love \u003ci\u003eGREAT CIRCLE\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e*****\u003c\/b\u003e What a read! Immense story with beautifully created characters\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e*****\u003c\/b\u003e The story is so well researched and planned; historical fiction standing side by side with history itself\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e*****\u003c\/b\u003e This is a stunning achievement, my perspective feels fundamentally transformed through reading it\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e*****\u003c\/b\u003e A wonderful saga, covering a large chunk of the twentieth century\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40945459658849,"sku":"9781529176643","price":8.94,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_32405222.jpg?v=1737274730","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781529176643-great-circle","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}