1 x first edition signed hardback, and 1x first edition signed paperback of A Girl Made of Air by Nydia Hetherington (#110)

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.

Bio Nydia Hetherington

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. She lives on the edge of London with her husband and cat.