{"product_id":"great-circle","title":"Great Circle","description":"\u003cb\u003eTHE EPIC AND EMOTIONAL \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e AND \u003ci\u003eTIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Shortlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction\u003cbr\u003e Shortlisted for the Booker Prize\u003cbr\u003e Amazon Book of the Year\u003cbr\u003e Time Magazine Book of the Year\u003cbr\u003e Waterstones fiction Book of the Month\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ______________\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'A GRIPPING HISTORICAL ADVENTURE'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eSTYLIST\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'SO BEAUTIFUL, SO DARING, SO COMPLETE'\u003c\/b\u003e TAYLOR JENKINS REID, author of \u003ci\u003eCarrie Soto is Back\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'A MASTERPIECE'\u003c\/b\u003e NIGELLA LAWSON\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eEXTRAORDINARY'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'ONE OF MY ALL-TIME FAVOURITE NOVELS'\u003c\/b\u003e READER REVIEW *****\u003cbr\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\u003e Marian Graves is driven by a need for freedom and danger. From her days as a wild child in prohibition America to the blitz and glitz of wartime London, she is determined to live an independent life.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e But it is an obsession with flight that consumes her most.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Having become one of the most fearless pilots in her time, she sets out to do what no one has done before- to circumnavigate the globe from pole to pole.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e But shortly before completing the journey, her plane disappears, lost to history.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Over half a century later, troubled film star Hadley Baxter is offered to play Marian in the comeback role of a lifetime. From the first pages of the script, Hadley is drawn inexorably to the female pilot.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e It is a role that will lead her to an unexpected discovery, throwing fresh and spellbinding light on the story of the unknowable Marian Graves.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e _______________________\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eWATERSTONES FICTION BOOK OF THE MONTH JUNE 2022\u003cbr\u003e SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2022\u003cbr\u003e SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2021\u003cbr\u003e A ROYAL READING ROOM PICK 2023\u003cbr\u003e SHORTLISTED FOR THE HWA GOLD CROWN 2022\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eTIME\u003c\/i\u003e MAGAZINE BOOK OF THE YEAR 2021\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER MAY 2021\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eTIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER JUNE 2022\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e _______________________\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'Full of adventure, passion and tragedy' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eTHE TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'Soars from the very first page'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eSUNDAY EXPRESS\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'Luminous, masterful. Glides seamlessly through the 20th century'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eTELEGRAPH\u003c\/i\u003e, Best Fiction of 2021\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'Breathtaking'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eOBSERVER\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'Truly exceptional storytelling, combining a sweeping arc of history with writing that, at sentence level, is near-flawless.'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eTHE BOOKSELLER\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'A tour-de-force'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eDAILY EXPRESS\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 \u003cb\u003e'Surprising and moving at every turn'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eGUARDIAN\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'Audacious and Immersive'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eDAILY MAIL\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'Accomplished and ambitious'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eFINANCIAL TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eReaders love \u003ci\u003eGREAT CIRCLE\u003c\/i\u003e-\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e*****\u003c\/b\u003e What a read! Immense story with beautifully created characters\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\u003e This is a stunning achievement, my perspective feels fundamentally transformed through reading it\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e*****\u003c\/b\u003e A wonderful saga, covering a large chunk of the twentieth century","brand":"Unity Books","offers":[{"title":"Great Circle","offer_id":45948775039173,"sku":null,"price":28.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0625\/6679\/3413\/files\/978-1-5291-7664-3.jpg?v=1773126612","url":"https:\/\/unitybooks.myshopify.com\/products\/great-circle","provider":"Unity Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}