Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead

Great Circle by Maggie ShipsteadFrom her days as a wild child in prohibition America to the blitz and glitz of wartime London, from the rugged shores of New Zealand to a lonely iceshelf in Antarctica, Marian Graves is driven by a need for freedom and danger. Determined to live an independent life, she resists the pull of her childhood sweetheart, and burns her way through a suite of glamorous lovers. But it is an obsession with flight that consumes her most. Now, as she is about to

Kat feels a spark

but the Why not—it’s only one night is a persistent voice in her ear

relying on his wits to keep him alive in the land of the Seven Sands

with the help of expert voices

beating them at their own game

and that experiencing the imposter syndrome is a sign that you're a well-adjusted human

she speaks many languages - not all of them human - and her bright blue hair actually grows out of her head that color

And when fire destroys the asylum

biographies

Anthony Robbins

satirists to Zen Buddhists

and the British establishment against a labyrinthine criminal superpower