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Narrated by:
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Cassandra Campbell
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Alex McKenna
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By:
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Maggie Shipstead
About this listen
Brought to you by Penguin.
Shortlisted for the Booker Prize 2021
Shortlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction 2022
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 her life's dream - to fly a Great Circle around the globe, pole to pole. But after a crash landing, she finds herself stranded on the Antarctic ice without enough fuel. With one fearsome piece of water separating her from completion of the Circle, she writes one last entry in her logbook.
She is ready for her final journey.
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.
Great Circle is an enthralling journey over oceans and continents and a drama of exhilarating power. Combining unforgettable characters and thrilling suspense, it is a sweeping story of loss and obsession, sacrifice and survival, of the unknowable mysteries of freedom, love and life itself.
©2020 Maggie Shipstead (P)2020 Penguin AudioListeners also enjoyed...
Critic reviews
"Ferociously clever." (Guardian)
"Joyously good." (Daily Mail)
"Impressive." (Jeffrey Eugenides)
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- 01-05-23
Compelling, immersive and satisfying
A complex, expansive saga which feels daunting at the outset but swiftly sucks you in. The odd digression feels a little much but come the end everything makes perfect sense. Narration works well, with the two different voices separating the time lines neatly. Neither should have attempted an English accent, frankly, but luckily that's a very minor quibble. Excellent and likely to stay with me for a long time.
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- Foxy
- 08-08-23
Great story to loose yourself in
2 Narratives that combine together as book progresses. Read the book first when it was published but enjoyment greatly added to by listening to a great audio production .
Prefer the character of Marian to Hadley but warmed to latter by closing chapters.
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- Mrs. Ir Wilson
- 24-01-23
Brilliant
I love the style if this author. Totally absorbing. Do not miss this. I've ridden swimming horses..that was a small highlight for me amoung many others to numerous to mention!!
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- fiona thomson
- 26-04-24
Narrative
Characters twists and turns relationships, suspense , past and present, language, intrigue, lesbianism, identity sensual gripping loving
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- Amazon Customer
- 30-05-22
Great Circle
Amazing book - once you understand the way the writer has split the story, present day & historic, it totally captivates you - 24 hours plus of sheer imaginative storytelling.
Highly recommend - if you find it hard going at first then stick with it as at is captivating
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- Gryff no.1
- 23-10-22
Lovely book
What a great listen! Gripping most of the way through.
Although the modern day excepts not needed in as much detail as it detracted from what you wanted to listen about… Marian, Jamie and Caleb.
Loved the ending!
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- Stacey Moore
- 01-04-23
Truly brilliant
I dived deep into this story . Beautifully written. A masterpiece that I will recommend to all and re read
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- Ashton Easter
- 27-07-22
Brilliant Story!
Amazing central characters, great story, very well written, what more needs to be said?
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- DW
- 22-08-21
A great read
I listened to this book all the way through, I needed to rewind it several times as I missed the odd sentence. This tells me it was a really good book.
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- Amazon Customer
- 11-06-22
Listen before you die !
This story is told by elegant voices who obviously appreciates the richness of the writing.Life and people are not simple as we are more than our decaying bodies-this tale testifies to our complexities
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