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by Linda Donn

Author:

Linda Donn

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978-0452287730

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0452287731

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English

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Plume (November 28, 2006)

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Fiction

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Genre Fiction

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The Little Balloonist book. Linda Donn took the story of a fascinating woman and bogged it down with horrible writing.

The Little Balloonist book. After her husband dies, Sophie Blanchard becomes one of the first women balloonist in Napoleonic France. Aug 02, 2013 QNPoohBear rated it it was ok.

Linda Donn is the author of Freud and Jung: Years of Friendship, Years of Loss. She and her husband have three children and divide their time between New York City and Vermont. Библиографические данные. The Little Balloonist.

The little balloonist : a novel. Blanchard, ie Armand, 1778-1819, Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821, Balloon ascensions, Women balloonists. inlibrary; printdisabled; ; china.

Автор: Donn, Linda Название: Little Balloonist, The Издательство: Random House (USA) Классификация: ISBN . This book offers a selection of essays covering the shows& intriguing plotlines and personal dynamics.

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Beautifully written and enriched with seven historical etchings, The Little Balloonist distills themes of love, freedom, and loyalty into a powerful tale that brings to mind bestselling historical fiction like Silk by Allessandro Baricco and I Was Amelia Earhart by Jane Mendelsohn. BACKCOVER: Exquisite and beautiful.

A soaring love story set in Napoleonic France This irresistible literary debut novel was inspired by the life of Sophie Blanchard, one of the first women to fly.

This irresistible literary love story set in Napoleonic France was inspired by the life of Sophie Blanchard, one of the first women to fly. Bringing to mind bestselling historical novels such as I Was Amelia Earhartby Jane Mendelsohn, and Silkby Alessandro Baricco, The Little Balloonisttells the story of Sophie Blanchard?s journey from the humble seaside village of La Saliere to the battlefields and court of Napoleon.

Linda Donn's sparse prose makes THE LITTLE BALLOONIST rather confusing to anyone not intimately familiar with French history during the time of Napoleon Bonaparte. Names and tiny details are cleverly dropped throughout the story but the significance may not be apparent to the casual reader. In fact, the scarcity of character development may be in part due to the author's reliance the reader's prior knowledge of the time period.

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Known throughout Europe for her ballooning exploits, Blanchard entertained Napoleon who promoted her to "Aeronaut of. .A novel inspired by Blanchard's remarkable story, Linda Donn's The Little Balloonist, was published in 2006. Blanchard, we salute you!

Known throughout Europe for her ballooning exploits, Blanchard entertained Napoleon who promoted her to "Aeronaut of the Official Festivals". Fireworks were set off from her balloon to celebrate hiss marriage to Marie-Louise, and she dropped leaflets over Paris to announce the birth of their son. On the restoration of the monarchy in 1814, Blanchard also performed for Louis XVIII, who named her "Official Aeronaut of the Restoration". Blanchard, we salute you!

A soaring love story set in Napoleonic France This irresistible literary debut novel was inspired by the life of Sophie Blanchard, one of the first women to fly.

In Paris, a young widow inherits her late husband’s considerable debts, as well as his celebrated hydrogen balloon. Drawn by the allure of flight despite its dangers, Sophie takes to the skies with a boldness that wins her fame throughout the country. Along with her new celebrity, Sophie wins the love of two very different men: one, her faithful childhood friend Andre Giroux, and the other a brash young Napoleon Bonaparte, soon to be emperor of France.

Beautifully written and enriched with seven historical etchings, The Little Balloonist distills themes of love, freedom, and loyalty into a powerful tale that brings to mind bestselling historical fiction like Silk by Allessandro Baricco and I Was Amelia Earhart by Jane Mendelsohn. BACKCOVER: “Exquisite and beautiful . . . It will break your heart and take your breath away.” —National Book Award–winning author Lily Tuck “Delightful. . . . Glimpses of the history of primitive flight, tales of high romance and juicy anecdotes about Napoleon make this sweet novel soar. . . . Charming and smart—singularly high-spirited historical fiction.” —Kirkus Reviews “Whimsical . . . as pretty and slight as its heroine.” —Publishers Weekly

Gralsa

I like how the author intertwines so much history and she also intertwines several historical figures in a very clever way. I found the overall story very intriguing. There were numerous times in the book, however, where I had to re-read a passage to try to understand what the author was trying to convey. A few times, something random would pop up in the story line and I wasn't sure if it was actually "happening" or the main character was dreaming it, because the explanation was lacking. Long story short, some of the elements of the story were not clearly conveyed and were lost to me. I was going to read the story aloud to my 10 year old son, but I'm glad that I didn't, as there was some allusion to sexual content, but nothing too explicit. I must admit that the book focused a lot on Napoleon, occasionally sidetracking with a sort of in situ historical side-note, which I found informative, but might have expected the information to have been a more subtle part of the actual story.

GAZANIK

Wealthy inventor and dare devil Jean-Pierre Blanchard marries the much younger country bumpkin because he owes her family for saving his life when his latest contraption failed. Jean-Pierre especially enjoys soaring over the city in hot air balloons. To his shock clumsy Sophie takes to the air like a bird and is soon flying solo.

After she becomes a widow, France recognizes that a female aviator is flying. Word quickly reaches Emperor Napoleon who is sick of his wife Josephine's extramarital affairs and her waste on expensive clothing that make her look like a peacock. Instead he years for Sophie and begin s courting her at the same time her childhood friend Andre Giroux the psychic healer comes wooing her too.

THE LITTLE BALLOONIST is a terrific biographical fiction tale starring a highly admired female balloonist who could count Napoleon as one of her fans. The story line provides a deep look at the pioneer balloonists who bravely flew in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries; Jean Pierre and Sophie were real celebrities soaring above the masses. Readers will enjoy this delightful historical that uses a fascinating romantic triangle starring the emperor, the psychic and the balloonist to bring a lesser known part of Napoleonic France vividly soaring to readers.

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History collides with fiction in THE LITTLE BALLOONIST set during the time of Napoleon Bonaparte.

At age 16, Sophie Armant dreams of marriage to her childhood sweetheart, Andre Giroux. Her dreams are shattered when she learns of a betrothal promised to aeronaut Jean-Pierre Blanchard. Sophie's heart never forgets Andre, however, as she eventuallly takes up her husband's career of ballooning. But Sophie's courage has caught the eye of Napoleon Bonaparte as well....

THE LITTLE BALLOONIST is the story of one woman's triumph and courage to defeat the fears that have kept her grounded. Sophie's story is bittersweet, just as real life is. The juxtaposition of factual history with Ms. Donn's creative license makes for some interesting moments as the reader tries to discern where the boundary between fact and fantasy really is.

Linda Donn's sparse prose makes THE LITTLE BALLOONIST rather confusing to anyone not intimately familiar with French history during the time of Napoleon Bonaparte. Names and tiny details are cleverly dropped throughout the story but the significance may not be apparent to the casual reader. In fact, the scarcity of character development may be in part due to the author's reliance the reader's prior knowledge of the time period.

THE LITTLE BALLOONIST is certainly not for everyone. Fans of the time period, particularly fans of French history, will perhaps enjoy this fictionalized account of the rise of a real-life female balloonist. Others, such as this reviewer, may feel that the overall story is a bit rushed and that the possible depths that could have been conveyed just never emerged.

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Qus

This is a really slow moving novel which covers the life of one woman from age 16 to death. It's told in third-person omniscient and sometimes interrupts the narrative to tell the reader what will happen in the future. The narrator is detached from the story and never engaged me as a reader. The plot skips around from character to character and there are far too many to keep track of. Sophie's life is summarized rather than fully shown. The epilogue does not match the prologue or even the rest of the novel. I found this book really slow and uninteresting. I wanted to like it but I just couldn't get into it. The story of Sophie's childhood would make a great young adult novel.

Balhala

Nice packaging and fast delivery and good condition and good strong packing tape and not heavy at all and easy to open with that little pull strip and recoiled material and the book had page numbers and an index and a front cover and back cover and a nice easy to read font and pages that turned really easy and not stuck together and a good shape that fit in my book case and that's about it.

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