Viking Penguin., 2006. 2nd printing.. Hard cover. New in new dust jacket. Remainder mark across lower page block.. Malone, Peter (Cover art by).. 1 Glued binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 244 p. Audience: General/trade. Fiction set in 18th century Portugal featuring an airship or flying-machine and the 2 brothers whobuild the airship Passarola to escape the Church, suspicion by the government, and an intellectully stifling climate. They travel from the bordellos of Paris to the North Pole in their quest for scientific truth. Period detail, adventure, suspense, distant romance, fraternal companionship. Pakistan-born author Azhar Abidi took up residence in Australia.

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The fabulous debut novel by new international talent Azhar Abidi, Passarola Rising is a deftly written picaresque tale filled with evocative detail, adventure, and suspense. Set in eighteenth-century Europe, it tells the story of Bartolomeu and Alexandre Lourenco, who use their airship, the Passarola, to escape the strictures of the Church, the suspicion of the government, and the intellectually stultifying climate of Lisbon. As they venture from the salons and bordellos of ancien regime Paris to the desolate far reaches of the North Pole, the brothers Lourenco encounter some of the most colorful characters of the European Enlightenment, including the loquacious Voltaire and the irascible King Stanislaus of Poland.

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Bookseller: Hedgehog's Whimsey Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: Alibris.0001969
Title: Passarola Rising
Author: Abidi, Azhar
Illustrator: Malone, Peter (Cover art by).
Format/Binding: Hard cover
Book Condition: New
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: 2nd printing.
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0670034657
ISBN 13: 9780670034659
Publisher: Viking Penguin.
Place of Publication: New York, New York, U.s.a.
Date Published: 2006
Keywords: Peter Malone, artist|Pakistani author|Australian author|Portugal 18th century setting|Flying-machines|Airship|Fraternal companionship
Bookseller catalogs: Fiction;

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Hedgehog's Whimsey Books was born in a random moment when I decided to become a used books seller. Beginning in 2001, I apprenticed myself with a longtime pro in the next town, hoping to learn her secrets. She encouraged my free help but was wary of sharing all those secrets. Nonetheless, she turned me loose when she felt I would not embarrass her; she was impressed, finding I actually knew something about books and authors and styles. I am still learning, and I am having a good time with the random avalanches of books to be recycled into good homes, one by one. Inventory has mounted: my mother downsized her 7,000-plus library, and we (my Geezer and I) went to library book sales, yard emporiums on weekends, estate dispersals, and added the books my kids left behind, wanting to stock their own shelves anew. Some folks simply tooled down our dirt road and left boxes on our porch. Myself? Well, I am also a photographer, journalist, curious stuff collector, avid reader, writer, editor, small-time publisher, and online pontificator. At Hedgehog Enterprises, I do "Words & Pictures by & for Folks with Prickly Backs, Soft Bellies, & Small Brains", established in 1991. Since I have the smallest brain (by unpopular vote), I am the Head Hedgehog. Do I specialize in particular genres? I thought I did, but my barn has lots of Geezer-built shelves, and we have many interests, so topics vary, as do book conditions and editions. I try to describe such, and sometimes have too much fun as I poke along. There is no charge for the therapy of browsing, folks, so find my sites and stay awhile. If a purchase results, know that the tax collector in Newport, New Hampshire, may get a pleasant surprise. Or, I may buy a few more apple cider donuts or sweet potatoes. No pressure. Hedgehogs do have yearnings. If you should visit by chance or by appointment, enjoy our old New Hampshire farmhouse location alongside the Sugar River and its companion recreation Rail Trail, nearby two historic railroad covered bridges just off Chandlers Mill Road. Feel welcome. -- Lucy G Wells, proprietor.

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