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If I promise you wings book

IF I PROMISE YOU WINGS

Hold Still meets You’ve Reached Sam in this lyrical YA novel about one young woman’s journey through the Paris fashion scene as she chases promises, overcomes grief, and falls in love.

 

Seventeen-year-old Alix Leclaire dreams of becoming a renowned feather artist, creating statement pieces that define glamour and high fashion. As an intern at Paris’s premier feather boutique, trained by the alluring Raven, she works with the staff to construct wings for the dancers at the Moulin Rouge. 

 

But, with every feather she sews, the grief Alix has been evading looms. Her best friend, Jeanne, died months ago and, ever since, Alix has felt compelled to live as Jeanne did, taking risks she never would have before. Alix begins stealing feathers for her own use—a serious offense at the boutique—and loses herself in a passionate affair with Raven, who makes her his muse. When an old schoolmate named Blaise offers her solace and healing, she finds his memories of Jeanne overwhelming. 

 

Echoing the chaos and division in her heart, the wings that Alix creates take on a frightening and wild beauty. Living like Jeanne has given her everything she ever wanted—but at the risk of losing it all.

Set in dazzling, breathtaking Paris, If I Promise You Wings draws readers into Small’s (Bright Burning Stars, 2019) vibrant world of plumes.  A sparkling, unusual novel.

-Booklist

A.K. Small is a conjurer of precise beauty. If I Promise You Wings is an exquisite tale of artistic ambition, the dreams of youth, the weight of friendship, and (of course) the thing with feathers. If you know, you know. An absolute stunner of a novel.

-Anna Godbersen, bestselling author of The Luxe series

A.K. Small is a conjurer of precise beauty. If I Promise You Wings is an exquisite tale of artistic ambition, the dreams of youth, the weight of friendship, and (of course) the thing with feathers. If you know, you know. An absolute stunner of a novel.

-Anna Godbersen, bestselling author of The Luxe series

 IF I PROMISE YOU WINGS flies to Montmartre and rests by the Seine.

MY INSPIRATION IN PHOTOS

Click on each photo to read more about how it inspired me while writing IF I PROMISE YOU WINGS. 

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