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Great Circle
- Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell, Alex McKenna
- Length: 25 hrs and 16 mins
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Summary
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.
Critic reviews
"Ferociously clever." (Guardian)
"Joyously good." (Daily Mail)
"Impressive." (Jeffrey Eugenides)
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- CRB
- 06-04-22
Beautiful story, outstanding performance
Thanks Audible for this. I loved the epic story of the life of Marian Graves and the characters that were part of her amazing life
Performed by two women who bring the story to life and make Great Circle one of Audible’s very best.
It is totally involving and I was very sorry when I got to the end
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- Sarah Junor
- 19-09-21
Marathon training
Loved listening to this whilst on my long runs adding up mileage. I barely noticed the distance as I got lost in this great story. Thank you!!
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- Kindle Customer
- 07-04-22
Not what I was expecting.
However all the more beautiful for that. A wonderful story with a huge cast of amazing characters that made me think of my grandparents a lot as most of the book is set in the early part of 20th century through eyes of characters a little older than they were.
My best book of the year so far.
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- Amazon Customer
- 02-02-23
Pretty astonishing
A little overwritten now and again? A few too many similes; one too many biographies of minor characters? The occasional dodgy accent from the performers? Does the contemporary story lack the emotional grip of the historical one? Yes. But this remains a pretty astonishing work of art. Imagine the discourse of genius around this if the author were male. I listened over many weeks and I will miss it - the characters, the history, the intricacy, and the sense of vast land-and sky-scape inside my head.
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- Amazon Customer
- 29-03-23
Gripped
I wasn’t sure if I was going to get into it initially but soon enough I was gripped.
Liked that it was long and lots of story to enjoy!
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- Radmila
- 21-04-23
Great book
Once you start you can't stop listening. It kept me hooked until the end.
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- Amazon Customer
- 15-04-23
EXCELLENT, IF YOU HANG IN THERE
Like other reviewers said, it takes a while to get into but once you're hooked you can't give up and the end is brilliant. Well worth the listen.
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- Anon
- 28-03-23
Amazing book
Great story, incredible characters and it made me yearn for adventure and freedom. Perfect narration.
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- Eliza9DW
- 22-12-22
astonishing
I listened to this twice, straight through. many amazing characters, a great romantic sweep
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- Anon
- 02-11-23
Just wonderful
Beautiful and encompassing, a wonderful piece of storytelling. The narration is perfect, adding to the atmosphere.
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