A 2021 novel that intertwines the lives of a pioneering female aviator, Marian Graves, and a modern actress, Hadley Baxter, exploring themes of ambition, identity, and self-determination.
Our comments included:
- Extremely good, embraces many significant aspects of history
- The two women characters were very different although their lives were linked
- The language is very descriptive and lyrical
- Great writing about early flight
- Many topics were covered
- I really enjoyed it, it was well written
- I will be looking for more by this author
- The two parallel stories worked well
- I could relate to the characters
- I loved it
- I would read this again
- The ending was surprising
- This book read like a complicated puzzle with many characters and story lines
- I found it hard to follow in places and thought there was too much for one book
- All the minor characters were fleshed out well
- It covered a broad scope and brought alive the places and settings
- I enjoyed it, though I got a bit fed up with Hadley!
Overall, we enjoyed Great Circle, thought it had a wide appeal and would recommend it to others.
Marks out of ten: 9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 7.5, 7, 7.