Title: The little balloonist
Description: 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.
Subjects: Balloon ascensions, Women balloonists, Fiction, Fantasy, History, Fiction, historical, general, France, fiction, Fiction, romance, historical, general
Places: France
People: Marie-Madeleine-Sophie Armand Blanchard (1778-1819), Napoleon I Emperor of the French (1769-1821)
Time periods: Consulate and First Empire, 1799-1815