Circling the Sun: A Novel
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- Synopsis
- NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY NPR, BOOKPAGE, AND SHELF AWARENESS • &“Paula McLain is considered the new star of historical fiction, and for good reason. Fans of The Paris Wife will be captivated by Circling the Sun, which . . . is both beautifully written and utterly engrossing.&”—Ann Patchett, Country LivingThis powerful novel transports readers to the breathtaking world of Out of Africa—1920s Kenya—and reveals the extraordinary adventures of Beryl Markham, a woman before her time. Brought to Kenya from England by pioneering parents dreaming of a new life on an African farm, Beryl is raised unconventionally, developing a fierce will and a love of all things wild. But after everything she knows and trusts dissolves, headstrong young Beryl is flung into a string of disastrous relationships, then becomes caught up in a passionate love triangle with the irresistible safari hunter Denys Finch Hatton and the writer Baroness Karen Blixen. Brave and audacious and contradictory, Beryl will risk everything to have Denys&’s love, but it&’s ultimately her own heart she must conquer to embrace her true calling and her destiny: to fly.Praise for Circling the Sun&“In McLain&’s confident hands, Beryl Markham crackles to life, and we readers truly understand what made a woman so far ahead of her time believe she had the power to soar.&”—Jodi Picoult, author of Leaving Time&“Enchanting . . . a worthy heir to [Isak] Dinesen . . . Like Africa as it&’s so gorgeously depicted here, this novel will never let you go.&”—The Boston Globe&“Famed aviator Beryl Markham is a novelist&’s dream. . . . [A] wonderful portrait of a complex woman who lived—defiantly—on her own terms.&”—People (Book of the Week)&“Circling the Sun soars.&”—Newsday&“Captivating . . . [an] irresistible novel.&”—The Seattle Times&“Like its high-flying subject, Circling the Sun is audacious and glamorous and hard not to be drawn in by. Beryl Markham may have married more than once, but she was nobody&’s wife.&”—Entertainment Weekly &“[An] eloquent evocation of Beryl&’s daring life.&”—O: The Oprah Magazine
- Copyright:
- 2015
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- Book Size:
- 384 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780345534194
- Related ISBNs:
- 9780345534187, 9780307989901, 9780307989918, 9780307989925, 9780307989932, 9780345534200, 9780385677219, 9780385677233, 9780804194921
- Publisher:
- Random House Publishing Group
- Date of Addition:
- 09/10/25
- Copyrighted By:
- Paula McLain
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Literature and Fiction
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.