![]() ![]() What follows is difficult to encapsulate succinctly, with each woman’s life laid out over nearly 600 pages, intertwining in unexpected ways and over multiple continents and time periods.Ĭonsidering the way in which the novel is sectioned out, with chapters devoted to Hadley seamlessly blending into the parts about Marian - with brief interludes that spotlight supporting and historical characters - it’s surprising to learn that Shipstead had no idea how the two protagonist’s journeys would intersect when she first began the novel. It then jumps ahead to 2014 with Hadley on the set of a movie where she’s playing Marian at that time in her life. That is, with Marian’s final journal entry in 1950 as she’s about to take off to complete a flight over Antarctica. The book itself begins with an ending of sorts. ![]() It’s rare that a book can be described as both a “feminist epic” and a “perfect summer novel,” but Shipstead has skillfully crafted a compelling novel that blends both historical fiction and modern-day travails. Since the book’s release in early May, the attention it and Shiphead have received has been much more than a simple “Oh, yeah, it’s her.” The dual story of a daredevil pilot (Marian Graves) and a struggling actress (Hadley Baxter), “Great Circle” received stellar reviews and became an instant bestseller. ![]() “When you publish a book after seven years, everyone’s like, ‘Oh, yeah, it’s her.’” “Really, nobody cares about that when it comes to novelists,” Shipstead says. ![]()
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