Great Circle: A novel
The unforgettable story of a daredevil female aviator determined to chart her own course in life, at any cost - Great Circle “soars and dips with dizzying flair...an expansive story that covers more than a century and seems to encapsulate the whole wide world" (Boston Globe).
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I listened to the audiobook (all 25+ hours of it) in four days - while driving to/from and rehabbing a rental property. It was a slow start - multiple perspectives that at first seemed disjointed and unrelated, slowly and methodically begin to weave together - causing several "woah" and "ah ha" moments as I listened. With both aviation (especially small aircraft) in my upbringing and an interest in the time period surrounding WWII, this book ended up being right up my alley.
This was a great read. The book toggles between present day actor, Hadley, that will portray aviator Marian Graves in a movie and Marian Graves’ story herself. I confess I enjoyed the Marian story (and that of her brother) much more than the present day one and probably would have been just as happy not hearing Hadley’s story at all. I stayed interested to the end and invested in Marian’s journey. The Hadley story was not unenjoyable though, and overall, I really enjoyed this read.
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