Description
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.
But it is an obsession with flight that consumes her most.
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.
But shortly before completing the journey, her plane disappears, lost to history.
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.
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.
A 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.
Endorsements
'A gripping historical adventure that feels sharp, fresh and modern' — Stylist
'So beautiful, so daring, so complete' — Taylor Jenkins Reid
'A masterpiece' — Nigella Lawson
'Extraordinary' — The New York Times
'Wonderful' — Good Housekeeping
The New York Times and The Times bestseller.
Waterstones Fiction Book of the Month, June 2022
Shortlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction 2022
Shortlisted for the Booker Prize 2021
A Royal Reading Room pick, 2023
Shortlisted for the HWA Gold Crown 2022
Time Magazine Book of the Year, 2021
New York Times bestseller, May 2021
The Times bestseller, June 2022
'Full of adventure, passion and tragedy' — The Times
'Soars from the very first page' — Sunday Express
'Luminous, masterful. Glides seamlessly through the 20th century' — Telegraph (Best Fiction of 2021)
'Breathtaking' — Observer
'Truly exceptional storytelling, combining a sweeping arc of history with writing that, at sentence level, is near-flawless.' — The Bookseller
'A tour-de-force' — Daily Express
'Impressive and gripping' — Sunday Times
'Surprising and moving at every turn' — Guardian
'Audacious and immersive' — Daily Mail
'Accomplished and ambitious' — Financial Times
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