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Great Circle
By Maggie Shipstead
Great Circle
By Maggie Shipstead
In the seven years it took to write “Great Circle,” Maggie Shipstead’s third novel, the California native befriended fear. Instead of dodging the feeling, as she usually did, she went straight in for the bear hug.
