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"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 the great circle flight, circumnavigating the globe. It is Marian's life dream and her final journey, before she disappears without a trace. 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."--Publisher.
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A high flyer
Few books reach this altitude. I reveled in its characters and drew the warm blanket of its lavish world around me, day after night. Shipstead has written a book whose equal might only be Lonesome Dove. As that classic's love is to men, this one adores its women. Read this and savor the creation of a story that encircles all of our doubts and dreams. Yes, you can do something this grand, if you set a course for majestic points.
Really enjoyed this, good old-fashioned thick piece of melodrama. The ending felt a bit rushed though.