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A captivating tale of love and loss and finding connection in the most unexpected places --Nikki Marmery, author of On Wilder Seas

A lyrical and atmospheric homage to the strange and extraordinary, perfect for fans of Angela Carter and Erin Morgenstern.

This is the story of The Greatest Funambulist Who Ever Lived...

Born into a post-war circus family, our nameless star was unwanted and forgotten, abandoned in the shadows of the big top. Until the bright light of Serendipity Wilson threw her into focus.

Now an adult, haunted by an incident in which a child was lost from the circus, our narrator, a tightrope artiste, weaves together her spellbinding tales of circus legends, earthy magic and folklore, all in the hope of finding the child... But will her story be enough to bring the pair together again?

Beautiful and intoxicating, A Girl Made of Airbrings the circus to life in all of its grime an

A Girl Made of Air

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      Publisher: Quercus Publishing
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 01/03/2020
      ISBN13: 9781529408874, 978-1529408874
      ISBN10: 1529408873
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      A captivating tale of love and loss and finding connection in the most unexpected places --Nikki Marmery, author of On Wilder Seas

      A lyrical and atmospheric homage to the strange and extraordinary, perfect for fans of Angela Carter and Erin Morgenstern.

      This is the story of The Greatest Funambulist Who Ever Lived...

      Born into a post-war circus family, our nameless star was unwanted and forgotten, abandoned in the shadows of the big top. Until the bright light of Serendipity Wilson threw her into focus.

      Now an adult, haunted by an incident in which a child was lost from the circus, our narrator, a tightrope artiste, weaves together her spellbinding tales of circus legends, earthy magic and folklore, all in the hope of finding the child... But will her story be enough to bring the pair together again?

      Beautiful and intoxicating, A Girl Made of Airbrings the circus to life in all of its grime an

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