Circling The Sun: A Novel

"As chronicled in this richly textured novel, aviator Beryl Markham’s life is the stuff of legend. The narrative focuses on Markham’s life through her 20s; she tells her story from the cockpit of her plane during her record-breaking Atlantic flight. Born Beryl Clutterbuck, raised in British East Africa to a neglectful mother and a racehorse-trainer father, she models fearlessness throughout her life. At the heart of the story is Markham’s romantic liaison with the iconic big-game-hunter Denys Finch Hatton (of Out of Africa fame). Paula McLain has created a voice that is lush and intricate to evoke a character who is enviably brave and independent."