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Circling the Sun: A Novel - Community Reviews back

by Paula McLain
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Marjorie's World of Books
Marjorie's World of Books rated it 10 years ago
This is a beautifully written novel about the life of Beryl Markham. What a fascinating person she was! She was a famous aviator (the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic from east and west and one of the first bush pilots), racehorse trainer (the first licensed female horse trainer in Keny...
Chris' Fish Place
Chris' Fish Place rated it 10 years ago
Disclaimer: ARC via Netgalley. Additionally, I have not read the Paris Wife, though I am now considering it (and since I am not a Hemingway fan that’s saying something). In her afterword to this novel, Paula McLain notes that Beryl Markman is not as well known as she should be, no...
Steeped in Science, Submersed in Story
This is one of those rare occasions on which a great character, story and writer all come together to produce a simply great book. I get the impression that Beryl's story has historically been defined by her relationships with men, rumored or real, and certainly they were important. But Beryl has ...
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