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New South Wales, 1856: Miles McGinty and Isabel Dowling are born on the same night into different worlds. Miles is the illegitimate son of an actress in a troupe of travelling players, Isabel the rebellious daughter of a merchant banker, her home a red-brick mansion in one of Sydney's better suburbs. Both are destined to defy convention - and gravity. She rides in a balloon at the age of seven, defying the tweed-coated official who'd asked for a boy. He learns to float in mid-air with the aid of a mysterious showman and storyteller. But Miles becomes possessed by a secret ambition, the desire to build and ride in a flying machine. When his path finally crosses Isabel's, he knows he's met the only person who can share his adventurous vision. Packed with delightful, sometimes disturbing characters, and richly evocative of the teeming world of 19th-century Australia, MILES MCGINTY is a rare, not-to-be missed treat.
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- Publication date2002
- ISBN 10 0755302117
- ISBN 13 9780755302116
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages208
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Miles McGinty
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Headline Publishing Group, United Kingdom, London, 2002
ISBN 10: 0755302117
ISBN 13: 9780755302116
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Paperback. Condition: Good. New South Wales, 1856: Miles McGinty and Isabel Dowling are born on the same night into different worlds. Miles is the illegitimate son of an actress in a troupe of travelling players, Isabel the rebellious daughter of a merchant banker, her home a red-brick mansion in one of Sydney's better suburbs. Both are destined to defy convention - and gravity. She rides in a balloon at the age of seven, defying the tweed-coated official who'd asked for a boy. He learns to float in mid-air with the aid of a mysterious showman and storyteller. But Miles becomes possessed by a secret ambition, the desire to build and ride in a flying machine. When his path finally crosses Isabel's, he knows he's met the only person who can share his adventurous vision. Packed with delightful, sometimes disturbing characters, and richly evocative of the teeming world of 19th-century Australia, MILES MCGINTY is a rare, not-to-be missed treat. The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine. Seller Inventory # GOR006941439
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping. Seller Inventory # 6545-9780755302116
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Miles Mcginty
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Condition: Bueno. : A magical novel about a life transformed by the desire to fly. Set in the late nineteenth century, Tom Gilling's novel tells the tale of Miles McGinty, a young man who decides to learn how to fly. We meet an entrancing cast of characters: among them an enigmatic fellow who earns his living through levitation tricks; Eliza, Miles's grandly theatrical mother; and Mr Windsor, a light-fingered pedagogue who likes to meddle in the affairs of others. But Miles McGinty is also a love story that takes flight when Miles meets Isabel McCauley, a clever, sceptical girl determined to prove her own destiny. Miles McGinty will delight fans of Tom Gilling's debut novel The Sooterkin which became a New York Times Notable Book, and announced the arrival of a powerful and beguiling new writer. 'A novel that combines history and fantasy in a fluent, witty manner that never seems to strain for effect but constantly surprises with its twists of plot and subplot.' Weekend Australian EAN: 9780755302116 Tipo: Libros Título: Miles Mcginty Autor: Gilling, Tom Editorial: Review, London, 2002, Seller Inventory # Happ-2023-10-06-f22094a7
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paperback, large 8vo, 198pp, slight browning, clean and tight, no inscriptions, Very Good condition. ISBN: 9780755302116. Seller Inventory # 31800
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