The Edge of the Cloud - Tapa blanda

Christina and Will have escaped Flambards with their heads full of dreams, only to find a new set of problems. Not only finding work and a place to live, but Will's ambition to design and pilot flying machines, which terrify Christina every time he leaves the ground. Will is certain he can succeed, but what price is he willing to pay for the glory?

Christina and Will have escaped Flambards for London with their heads full of dreams, only to find a whole new set of problems. Not only the basic ones of work and a place to live, but Will's single-minded ambition to desing and pilot flying machines, which terrify Christina every time he leaves the ground. Will is certain he can become a success, but what price is he willing to pay for the glory? A Carnegie Medal winner in 1969, this novel is now reissued in a smaller format mass-market paperback.