Hadley had been a struggling actress when she landed the part of Marian and identified with her immediately. Hadley’s sections are thinner and almost annoying at times, but I can see why the author weaved her tale into this epic story. The Marian parts of the book are lengthier and better developed, with great characters and plot points. The story alternates between Marian’s and Hadley’s lives. We begin to learn Marian’s backstory from Hadley’s contemporary impressions. In a parallel story, Hadley Baxter, a modern actress, prepares and then plays the role of Marian in a Hollywood movie. Marian Graves is a fictional female aviator who went missing as she sought to circumnavigate the earth north-south over the poles. However, I am still working on understanding how the circle and its symbolism highlight the story. I devoured all the pages since it is written beautifully with so many literary elements. It certainly covers vast territory-literally and figuratively, in its 600+ pages. The New York Times calls this novel ambitious. I have made a promise to myself: My last descent won’t be the tumbling helpless kind but a sharp gannet plunge-a dive with intent, aimed at something deep in the sea.” Great Circle (p. I was shaped to the earth like a seabird to a wave.
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