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A short message is the last thing Ally Milles received from her other Grover, the Greatest Clouds Artist. Who has ever Flown over the Skies of London. When Ally receives the visit of the Secretary of her Majesty\’s Queen Victoria\’s First Minister, who asking her what happened to The Clouds, she understands that her father is in serious danger. In Whilestone, Ally finds the White Wings abandoned on the Lake, the fantastic Steam Ballon by which her father used to draw clouds, where she notices a piece of paper, in which was written: Everyone has the right to raise his head and dream, even without me. Now, and as long as it takes, the sky\’s yours. Don\’t let me down. From here, begins a surprising adventure, full of twists and turns, in search of the last Clouds Artist, between clues and strange codes, till the discover of a terrible truth. In a fantastic Victorian London, populated by steam Carriages, magnificent dirigibles, mechanical dogs, human machines and how much more the human mind, has been able to create in none of the industrialization this adventure, is the unfading power of dreams


Giorgia Simoncelli was born in Rome. Graduated in history of contemporary art at La Sapienza University, she has been a publicist since 2012. Finalist and winner of national fiction competitions. She has published several short stories and Cloud Artis is her debut novel.

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