The aerialists / Katie Munnik.
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TextPublisher: London : The Borough Press, 2022Copyright date: ©2022Description: 372 pages : illustration ; 23 cmContent type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780008473204; 9780008473198Subject(s): Hot air balloons -- Fiction | Aerialists -- Fiction | Cardiff (Wales) -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction | Paris (France) -- FictionGenre/Form: Historical fiction.Summary: Paris, 1891 Laura is living on the streets, far from the American Prairies where she was born. When rescued by the entrancing aerialists, Ena and Auguste Gaudron, she soon finds herself ensconced in the family hot air balloon business, and offered the chance to learn how to fly. Cardiff, 1896 The Gaudrons accept an invitation to be part of the Cardiff Fine Art, Industrial and Maritime Exhibition, presenting a daring show of balloon ascents and parachute descents. Then late one night, a young girl, Grace, knocks on the Gaudrons’ door. She is desperate to fly, whatever the cost. As Grace’s dreams begin to take wing, can Laura be the one to keep her grounded? Or will both girls risk it all for one dazzling moment of flight?
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| wnor- Book | Northam Northam Adult fiction | F MUN (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 31111085231544 |
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Paris, 1891 Laura is living on the streets, far from the American Prairies where she was born. When rescued by the entrancing aerialists, Ena and Auguste Gaudron, she soon finds herself ensconced in the family hot air balloon business, and offered the chance to learn how to fly. Cardiff, 1896 The Gaudrons accept an invitation to be part of the Cardiff Fine Art, Industrial and Maritime Exhibition, presenting a daring show of balloon ascents and parachute descents. Then late one night, a young girl, Grace, knocks on the Gaudrons’ door. She is desperate to fly, whatever the cost. As Grace’s dreams begin to take wing, can Laura be the one to keep her grounded? Or will both girls risk it all for one dazzling moment of flight?
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