By Kimberly Duffy
400 pages
Bethany House, 2023
Back Cover Description:
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.
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Wow! This is definitely my favorite Kimberly Duffy book so far. I loved the historical details and descriptions that made the circus setting in 1911 New York really come to life. Mabel and Isabella’s story of reconciliation and their parallel journeys in discovering the meaning of true strength were tender and relatable. Jake is such a great love interest! He’s the perfect mix of hunky, well-meaning, and clueless about what Mabel really wants.
The Weight of Air is such a treat. I highly recommend it to lovers of historical romance.