{"product_id":"great-circle-maggie-shipstead","title":"Great Circle (Maggie Shipstead)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2022\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2021\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTIME\u003c\/i\u003e MAGAZINE BOOK OF THE YEAR\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A gripping historical adventure that feels sharp, fresh and modern'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSTYLIST\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'So beautiful, so daring, so complete'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTAYLOR JENKINS REID\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A masterpiece'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNIGELLA LAWSON\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eLuminous, masterful. Glides seamlessly through the 20th century, immersing the reader'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTELEGRAPH\u003c\/i\u003e, Best Fiction of 2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'How deeply we care about each of these people. Extraordinary'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eWonderful. Memorable characters and vivid storytelling'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGOOD HOUSEKEEPING MAGAZINE\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e'\u003c\/i\u003eA tour-de-force'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDAILY EXPRESS\u003c\/i\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\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOver half a century later, troubled film star Hadley Baxter is drawn inexorably to play the enigmatic pilot on screen. 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Glides seamlessly through 20th century history' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eDAILY TELEGRAPH\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Breathtaking' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eOBSERVER\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\u003ci\u003e'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eSurprising and moving at every turn' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eGUARDIAN\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e'A\u003c\/i\u003eudacious and\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eImmersive' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eDAILY MAIL\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e'\u003c\/i\u003eAccomplished and ambitious'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eFINANCIAL TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eReaders love GREAT CIRCLE:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e***** \u003c\/b\u003eWhat a read! Immense story with beautifully created characters\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e***** \u003c\/b\u003eA 600 page turner that you are sad to finish\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\u003eThis is a stunning achievement, my perspective feels fundamentally transformed through reading it\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e***\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAutorenportrait\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eMAGGIE SHIPSTEAD\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling novels SEATING ARRANGEMENTS  -  winner of the Dylan Thomas Prize and L A Times Book Prize for First Fiction - ASTONISH ME and the Booker-shortlisted GREAT CIRCLE. Her work has appeared in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times, Guardian, Conde Nast Traveller,\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Best American Short Stories \u003c\/i\u003eand elsewhere. She is a graduate of the Iowa Writer's Workshop and a former Wallace Stegner Fellow at Stanford. YOU HAVE A FRIEND IN 10A is her first story collection. Maggie Shipstead grew up in California and lives in Los Angeles, California. 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