The Weight of Air, Kimberly Duffy
The Weight of Air, Kimberly Duffy
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The Weight of Air

Author: Kimberly Duffy

Narrator: Rachel Botchan

Unabridged: 13 hr 26 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 02/07/2023


Synopsis

Two women—bound by blood, torn apart by circumstance—find together that true strength comes in many forms.

In 1911, Mabel MacGinnis is Europe’s strongest woman and has performed beside her father in the Manzo Brothers Circus her entire life. When he dies unexpectedly, she loses everything she’s ever known and sets off in the company of acrobat Jake Cunningham in hope of finding the mother she thought was dead.

Isabella Moreau, America’s most feted aerialist, has given everything to the circus.

But age and injury now threaten her security, and Isabella, stalked by old fears, makes a choice that risks everything. Then her daughter Mabel appears alongside the man who never wanted to see Isabella again, and she is forced to face the truth of where, and in what, she derives her worth.

As Mabel and Isabella’s lives become entangled beneath the glittering lights and flying trapeze of Madison Square Garden, their resiliency and resolve are tested as they learn the truth of what it means to be strong.

About Kimberly Duffy

Kimberly Duffy enjoys writing historical fiction that takes readers back in time and across oceans. Her books often feature ahead-of-their-time heroines, evocative settings, and real-life faith. When not writing or homeschooling her four children, she enjoys taking trips that require a passport and practicing kissing scenes with her husband of twenty years. A Long Island native, she currently resides in southwest Ohio.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Lauren on February 17, 2023

I came for the historical fiction circus setting and stayed for the gender stereotype breaking characters, realistic take on mental health and intimacy within a marriage. The Weight of Air is about a woman who can't change the way she was born but somehow thats the only way the world wants to see her......more

Goodreads review by Victoria on March 14, 2023

I'm a huge Kimberly Duffy Fan. Loved all of the other books I've read by her. The writing as always is superb and if you aren't triggered or upset by sexual content, you might still enjoy it. I just found this book with enough sexual content that it made me uncomfortable. There was some detailed "lo......more

Goodreads review by Kristina on January 18, 2023

The Weight of Air is a unique, engaging historical romance. Mabel's, Isabella's, and Jake's stories pulled me right into the early 1900s. I loved how Kimberly Duffy developed Mabel's personality. Mabel was such a sympathetic, well-rounded character, and I appreciated that she was taller and heavier t......more

Goodreads review by Caitlin on December 07, 2022

4.25 ⭐️ I think A Mosaic of Wings will always be my favorite by Duffy, but this book was so good. To be completely honest, I've never been the biggest fan of circus-themed books (with the exception of The Lady and the Lionheart) because they've never really been my favorite genre to read. However, Du......more