A literary love story inspired by first woman pilot Sophie Blanchard traces her hydrogen balloon journey from the humble seaside village of La Saliere to the battlefields and court of Napoleon, where she garners fame and hides the pain of her loveless arranged marriage. A first novel by the author of The Roosevelt Cousins. 30,000 first printing.
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About the Author:
LINDA DONN is the author of two works of nonfiction, The Roosevelt Cousins and Freud and Jung.
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