TY  - BOOK
AU  - Munnik, Katie,
TI  - THE AERIALISTS / 
SN  - 9780008473235
U1  - 813.6 23
PY  - 2023///
CY  - London
PB  - The Borough Press
KW  - Family-owned business enterprises
KW  - Fiction.
KW  - Orphans
KW  - Fiction
KW  - Hot air balloons
KW  - Ballooning
KW  - Friendship
KW  - Cardiff (Wales)
KW  - History
KW  - 19th century
KW  - Bristol Channel
KW  - Historical fiction
KW  - lcgft
N1  - Includes bibliographical references
N2  - 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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