Christina finally finds love in the second book of the Flambards series. But, the happiest time of her life is marred by Will's pasionate ambition to design, make and fly airplanes--a very dangerous business in 1913.
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As it's the second book in a series of four, I wouldn't recommend reading The Edge of the Cloud on its own, but it stands out as my favourite. The story of Christina, Will, and aeroplanes is a wonderful tale of why women love single minded men who ignore basic feminine needs (like when he gets his friend to tell her he's gone to Switzerland instead of telling her in person). He flies her over the channel and crash lands the plane, lets her stay up all night helping him fix the plane, and never changes out of his oily overalls. Yet she loves him because he's exciting, forward thinking, brainy (unlike his dumb brother), listens to jazz, and faithful. The beautifully evocative language gives their romance a tenderness missing from my description, while the heavy threat of the first world war is ever present, so there's a terrible poignancy hanging over all the joyous times, knowing things will never be the same again for Christina and Will, and the other fun loving characters.
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Argueably the best novel out of the series, The Edge of A Cloud is a romance that will tug at the heart strings and keep the reader enthralled through to the last chapter. The author explicitly describes the hopes and dreams of a young ariman at the beginning of the 20th Century and the trials and tribulations faced by his girlfriend who cannot overcome her trepidation of flying and cause for his saftey.
As a fan of Flambards it is enticing to know what happens to Will and Christina when leave the great house. This sequal is not a let down, simply a further step into the imagination of one of the best authors around today.
I first read this novel when I was 13, eight years on I find it even more enjoyable, it has not lost any of the magic which first captivated me - an excellent read for everyone.
By Sarah
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I read this triology of books so many times when I was young but I haven't read it in years so I decided to try it again on my Kindle and enjoyed the story just as much this time round. In this second book when you read it as an adult you do realise how selfish Will is and how he expects Christina to give up who she is to do what he wants to do. However, I still loved reading about the characters all over again.
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enjoyed watching the tv series many years ago and although they are catagorised as childrens literature, enjopying reading the books now
Published 5 months ago by Mrs V. Whitcher
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10 year old enjoyed it
Daughter enjoyed it enough to want o read the rest of the series although to be honest I dont know why as on reading myself thought it had aged poorly.
Published on 28 Mar 2010 by D. Macrae
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