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What an amazing story!!
This story is told in a dual timeline its 1927 and 1987 and told from the two female characters points of view Olivia West and Wren Summers.
Olivia West a teenage girl and a daughter of a fisherman from San Diego, she so desperately wants to learn to fly, she works by doing odd jobs at a flight school and hopes one day she will be give the chance to train to be a pilot
James Dole, owner of the Hawaiian Pineapple Company also known as the Pineapple King” has an idea of an air race that flies from San Diego to Honolulu, the race is 2,400 miles which crosses the Pacific Ocean! Olivia wants to take part. She soon discovers that only men can register to be the pilots, she soon meets Felix Harding the owner of a monoplane and he chooses Olivia to be his navigator. Soon she finds herself setting out on a harrowing journey that some will not survive.
Wren Summers a struggling artist, whose boyfriend cheats on her and leaves her broke. Wren is shocked when she inherits a remote piece of land on the Big Island! The island has nothing on it but a barn that’s falling apart and an overgrown macadamia nut grove.
Wren plans on selling the land and using the money to live on, but she soon is drawn in by the mysterious objects kept in the barn by her late great-uncle––clues to a tragic piece of aviation history lost to time. Determined to find out what really happened all those years ago, Wren enlists the help of residents at a nearby retirement home to uncover Olivia’s story piece by piece. What she discovers is more earth-shattering, and closer to home, than she could have ever imagined.
This story was unbelievable and took my breath away! I loved it and couldn’t read the book fast enough!! I learned a lot and found the characters coming off the pages!!
This story is told in a dual timeline its 1927 and 1987 and told from the two female characters points of view Olivia West and Wren Summers.
Olivia West a teenage girl and a daughter of a fisherman from San Diego, she so desperately wants to learn to fly, she works by doing odd jobs at a flight school and hopes one day she will be give the chance to train to be a pilot
James Dole, owner of the Hawaiian Pineapple Company also known as the Pineapple King” has an idea of an air race that flies from San Diego to Honolulu, the race is 2,400 miles which crosses the Pacific Ocean! Olivia wants to take part. She soon discovers that only men can register to be the pilots, she soon meets Felix Harding the owner of a monoplane and he chooses Olivia to be his navigator. Soon she finds herself setting out on a harrowing journey that some will not survive.
Wren Summers a struggling artist, whose boyfriend cheats on her and leaves her broke. Wren is shocked when she inherits a remote piece of land on the Big Island! The island has nothing on it but a barn that’s falling apart and an overgrown macadamia nut grove.
Wren plans on selling the land and using the money to live on, but she soon is drawn in by the mysterious objects kept in the barn by her late great-uncle––clues to a tragic piece of aviation history lost to time. Determined to find out what really happened all those years ago, Wren enlists the help of residents at a nearby retirement home to uncover Olivia’s story piece by piece. What she discovers is more earth-shattering, and closer to home, than she could have ever imagined.
This story was unbelievable and took my breath away! I loved it and couldn’t read the book fast enough!! I learned a lot and found the characters coming off the pages!!
Have you ever wanted to do something so badly but the odds were stacked against you?
If so, you’ll enjoy reading about Livy who wanted to become a pilot at a time when this position wasn't open to women.
If so, you’ll enjoy reading about Livy who wanted to become a pilot at a time when this position wasn't open to women.
adventurous
hopeful
inspiring
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
adventurous
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
informative
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Although historical fiction. Lots of license taken. Interesting but …. Romantic interest of wren took away from the authenticity of the story.
adventurous
emotional
fast-paced
“I think my dear friend Amelia Earhart said it best, ‘Everyone has oceans to fly, if they have the heart to do it. Is it reckless? Maybe. But what do dreams know of boundaries?”’-Olivia West
This tale which was actually inspired by true life events, is told in two timelines. First spotlighting the adventures of spunky Livy West as she shows what women can do by joining an all-male flight contest in 1927 to fly across the Pacific. And, second, Wren Summers as she awkwardly learns how her life will change as she addresses in 1987, her inheritance of a remote piece of land in Hawaii.
At first, Wren’s reaction is to want to sell the land, because she is desolate and miserable and needs the money. But there is something magical about what exists in her late great-aunt’s barn that hints at a tragic piece of aviation history.
The question is how will this land and what Wren discovers tie back to Olivia West? And, what will Wren find that could change the trajectory of her own life? Including the love of a dog named Pa’a?
Will these stories eventually come together so that readers can unravel the mystery?
The Hawaiian landscapes could be a character in this story, they were so beautifully presented.
This is a delightful historical fiction story that features second chance moments, that shine a light on women’s accomplishments, while pushing boundaries, helping to find family, and lastly, a special dog, that somehow, captures this reader’s heart.
And without giving away anything, it is always nice when you can appreciate that by the time you reach the end, even if the story was slow at times, you feel right with the overall experience of the story.
“Because the people and the places, the beauty and the heartbreak, they were all part of the scenery – all part of one imperfect and splendid journey.”
This tale which was actually inspired by true life events, is told in two timelines. First spotlighting the adventures of spunky Livy West as she shows what women can do by joining an all-male flight contest in 1927 to fly across the Pacific. And, second, Wren Summers as she awkwardly learns how her life will change as she addresses in 1987, her inheritance of a remote piece of land in Hawaii.
At first, Wren’s reaction is to want to sell the land, because she is desolate and miserable and needs the money. But there is something magical about what exists in her late great-aunt’s barn that hints at a tragic piece of aviation history.
The question is how will this land and what Wren discovers tie back to Olivia West? And, what will Wren find that could change the trajectory of her own life? Including the love of a dog named Pa’a?
Will these stories eventually come together so that readers can unravel the mystery?
The Hawaiian landscapes could be a character in this story, they were so beautifully presented.
This is a delightful historical fiction story that features second chance moments, that shine a light on women’s accomplishments, while pushing boundaries, helping to find family, and lastly, a special dog, that somehow, captures this reader’s heart.
And without giving away anything, it is always nice when you can appreciate that by the time you reach the end, even if the story was slow at times, you feel right with the overall experience of the story.
“Because the people and the places, the beauty and the heartbreak, they were all part of the scenery – all part of one imperfect and splendid journey.”
adventurous
informative
inspiring
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No