From the days of giant passenger ships sliding past Arctic icebergs, to the daring pilots of WWII, to present-day Hollywood and its malcontents, at the core of this story is the indomitable Marian Graves and her twin brother Jamie who are twice abandoned by their parents. Marian and Jamie grow up roaming Montana forests, more comfortable with landscape than with people. When a pair of aerobats take their exhilarating show to a nearby airfield, Marian's life is changed forever. Shortlisted for the Booker Prize 2021.