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A Girl Made of Air
A lyrical and atmospheric homage to the strange and extraordinary, perfect for fans of Angela Carter and Erin Morgenstern.
This is the story of The Greatest Funambulist Who Ever Lived...
Born into a post-war circus family, our nameless star was unwanted and forgotten, abandoned in the shadows of the big top. until the bright light of Serendipity Wilson threw her into focus.
Now an adult, haunted by an incident in which a child was lost from the circus, our narrator, a tightrope artiste, weaves together her spellbinding tales of circus legends, earthy magic and folklore, all in the hope of finding the child... But will her story be enough to bring the pair together again?
Beautiful and intoxicating, A Girl Made of Air brings the circus to life in all of its grime and glory; Marina, Manu, Serendipity Wilson, Fausto, Big Gen and Mouse will live long in the hearts of readers. As will this story of loss and reconciliation, of storytelling and truth
This is the story of The Greatest Funambulist Who Ever Lived...
Born into a post-war circus family, our nameless star was unwanted and forgotten, abandoned in the shadows of the big top. until the bright light of Serendipity Wilson threw her into focus.
Now an adult, haunted by an incident in which a child was lost from the circus, our narrator, a tightrope artiste, weaves together her spellbinding tales of circus legends, earthy magic and folklore, all in the hope of finding the child... But will her story be enough to bring the pair together again?
Beautiful and intoxicating, A Girl Made of Air brings the circus to life in all of its grime and glory; Marina, Manu, Serendipity Wilson, Fausto, Big Gen and Mouse will live long in the hearts of readers. As will this story of loss and reconciliation, of storytelling and truth
400 pages, Paperback
First published September 3, 2020
About the author
Nydia Hetherington
2 books67 followers Nydia's first memories are of the Isle of Man, where she lived as a small child. When her family relocated to Leeds, she grew up dreaming of fairies and of the sea (she still does). In her early twenties she moved to London to embark on an acting career, then to Paris, where she continued her theatre training before creating a theatre company and becoming a clown (red nose included). Returning to London almost a decade later, she worked in a shoe shop while studying for a creative writing degree at Birkbeck University. To keep the wolf from her door she's had many jobs, including working in shops and cafes and kitchens, sometimes in offices and most recently in an art gallery. These days she lives in Kent with her husband and plump (she's got big bones) cat.
Her favourite books often have a touch of the magical about them. At the same time, she loves fierce writing that reaches into the depths of the human experience.
Nydia is also a novelist living with chronic illness. She says:
"The world of the unwell is similar in many ways to the world of the well. In fact, they intersect and intertwine. As someone with an 'invisible illness' you would not at first know that I'm living in that slightly other world. For that is what we are. Other. Or at least, so often, othered. It would be an untruth to say that the disease I have does not define me. It does. I spend so much of my time 'managing' it, in both the physical and emotional sense. It's a part of me and it is me -- alongside so many other things that make up a life, of course. Sometimes my writing is shot through the prism of my pain, reflecting it back onto the page. Other times, like the disease itself, it simply can't be seen in the words and sentences, in the magic and the stories. But one thing is sure. It is always there."
Her favourite books often have a touch of the magical about them. At the same time, she loves fierce writing that reaches into the depths of the human experience.
Nydia is also a novelist living with chronic illness. She says:
"The world of the unwell is similar in many ways to the world of the well. In fact, they intersect and intertwine. As someone with an 'invisible illness' you would not at first know that I'm living in that slightly other world. For that is what we are. Other. Or at least, so often, othered. It would be an untruth to say that the disease I have does not define me. It does. I spend so much of my time 'managing' it, in both the physical and emotional sense. It's a part of me and it is me -- alongside so many other things that make up a life, of course. Sometimes my writing is shot through the prism of my pain, reflecting it back onto the page. Other times, like the disease itself, it simply can't be seen in the words and sentences, in the magic and the stories. But one thing is sure. It is always there."
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