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Leefeldt pilots deftly through uplifting descriptions of men — and women
— learning to fly in the dawn of the aviation age.”
-Publishers
Weekly |
“With great
panache Leefeldt has revived
the obsessive
quest to build the first airplane.
This lovely story
is also a parable for
our own future
obsessed age.”
-Michael Lewis,
author of Liar’s Poker and The New New Thing |
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“Compelling and
suspenseful
populated with
fresh and original characters
clever subplots
complicate the story
in an intriguing
way.
Arouses immediate
interest [and]
captures the
reader’s attention.”
-Writer’s
Digest |
“An evocative
flight through history
back to the days
when Paris, the Eiffel Tower
and early aviation
were the height of romance.”
-New York Press
Club |
“A wonderful
addition to my library.”
-New York City
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg,
aviator, author
and founder of Bloomberg, L.P.
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"A
richly authentic historical novel set in turn-of-the-century Paris. It
brings to life the romance and intrigue that defined the City of Light
during the Belle Époque."
-France
Today |
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“Well-paced
tale of turn-of-the-century race
to
circle the Eiffel Tower in a flying machine ...
Story details obsession, greed and determination,
bravery, foolhardiness and sabotage ...
Excitement of era of early aviation and
its determined pioneers shines through.”
-Aerostat |
"Grabs readers' interest, and holds on tight until very end, more twists and
turns than the wind itself. Tale of love won and lost, of sabotage and
murder, but most of all of man's fascination with ocean of air that
surrounds us and our never-ending desire to conquer it. A wonderful
addition to any aeronaut's library!"
-Ballooning |
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“A
refreshing diversion.
Pure
enjoyment
mixing a courageous heroine,
cutthroat competitors, mystery, and intrigue.”
-Balloon Life |
“So
well-written and organized. Takes you around the world, into
scenes
involving the competitors in the incredible race.”
-Burlington
County Times |
| "Leefeldt has spun a gripping adventure,
captured the spirit of an era, and made an unforgettable character of flight
itself. The characters love, live and die as the past collides with
the future in a world of elegance and intellect, guillotines and firing
squads, broken dreams and the promise of technology in the shadow of one war
and vague awareness that the next looms on the horizon. If you think
you know how this will end...you're wrong."
-News Review |
“If
you want a taste of Paris in La Belle
Époque,
drama in the skies as aviation is born,
politics, sex, intrigue, sabotage, death and destruction
[this] is the book for you.
Leefeldt treats us to wonderful views of Paris,
early aeronautical lore and
the intricacies of ballooning and dirigibles.”
-Recorder
Community Newspapers |
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"About taking risks and breaking boundaries. Populated by brave
people who flock to Paris to break the boundaries of what is possible."
-Times
Community Newspapers |
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