Book Recommendation - The Weight of Air

 

One of the newer voices of inspirational historical romance is Kimberly Duffy. She writes with a solid depth and her books are often a bit heavier than my typical reads, but have been worth it! Her upcoming release, The Weight of Air is no  different. Delving into the circus life in the turn of the century (the 20th century, that is), this book was different from any other I've read and was altogether enjoyable! Here's as little bit about the book.

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𝘈 𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳-𝘥𝘢𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘵𝘩 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘦⁣

𝘈 𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢𝘯 𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘱𝘭𝘦⁣

𝘌𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘺 𝟸𝟶𝘵𝘩 𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘺 𝘕𝘠𝘊

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In 1911, Mabel MacGinnis is Europe's strongest woman and has performed beside her father in Manzo Brothers Circus her entire life. But at his unexpected death, she loses everything she's ever known and sets off in the company of acrobat Jake Cunningham for America in hope of finding the mother she's just discovered is still alive.⁣⁣⁣

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Isabella Moreau, the nation'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. When her daughter Mabel appears alongside the man who never wanted to see Isabella again, Isabella is forced to face the truth of where, and in what, she derives her worth.⁣⁣⁣

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𝘐𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘦𝘷𝘰𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘒𝘪𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘭𝘺 𝘋𝘶𝘧𝘧𝘺, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘧 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘴 𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘤𝘪𝘳𝘤𝘶𝘴 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘭𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘱𝘦𝘻𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘔𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘚𝘲𝘶𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘎𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘯.⁣⁣⁣

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In the author's note, Ms. Duffy indicates that personal experiences of post-partum depression and dealing with suicide came into play into her characters in this book. The darkness that Polly feels and that Paul experienced is written from the author's own life. But so is the hope that she writes of. Ms. Duffy is a Cincinnatian and is within 2 degrees of separation for me due to our close vicinity. I've enjoyed following her personal story on social media and would encourage fans of her writing, as well as homeschooling and gluten free living to look her up!

This book is expected to release February 7, 2023, wherever books are sold. Pre-orders are important to authors (especially in this time of shortages), so if you know you want to get it, please pre-order from your favorite retailer!

For additional information, check out the following links:

Kimberly Duffy's website: https://kimberlyduffy.com/

Kimberly Duffy's Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/AuthorKimberlyDuffy

My full 4-star review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5099928175