The Weight of Air

Title: The Weight of Air

Author: Kimberly Duffy

Genre: Historical Fiction, Christian Fiction, Romance

Publisher: Bethany House

Source: Publisher Provided

My review:

While Kimberly Duffy has been on my radar for a while, The Weight of Air is the first book I have read by her. It will not be my last. 

The Weight of Air gripped me from the beginning. I had questions. Thankfully, as the story progressed, the answers revealed themselves.  The author deals with a topic many wouldn't tackle; and handles it beautifully, especially in an era where little was known about mental health.

All of the main characters have struggles. They are flawed individuals, for the most part, trying to do the right things. We do see significant character growth in the three main characters. I found the details around the circus interesting, and we also get the marriage of convenience trope, which I happen to like.

While this isn't an action story, it is a beautiful story of broken and flawed characters. The Weight of Air is a story of characters learning their worth, true strength, and what it means to belong.

Thank you to Bethany House for the opportunity to read this book. I was not required to provide a positive review. All thoughts and opinions are my own. 

★★★★/5

Synopsis (Goodreads): 

In 1911, Mabel MacGinnis is Europe's strongest woman and has performed beside her father in the Manzo Brothers Circus her entire life. But at his unexpected death, she loses everything she's ever known and sets off in the company of acrobat Jake Cunningham for America in hope of finding the mother she's just discovered is still alive.

Isabella Moreau, the nation'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. When her daughter Mabel appears alongside the man who never wanted to see Isabella again, Isabella is forced to face the truth of where, and in what, she derives her worth.

In this evocative novel from Kimberly Duffy, the meaning of strength takes center stage as the lives of three circus performers become entangled beneath the glittering lights and flying trapeze of Madison Square Garden.