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Title details for The Uncharted Flight of Olivia West by Sara Ackerman - Available

The Uncharted Flight of Olivia West

A Novel

by Sara Ackerman
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An exciting page-turner about a fearless female aviator competing in a death-defying race across the Pacific. Brilliantly told... My favorite read this year!" —Andie Newton, USA TODAY bestselling author of A Child for the Reich
This extraordinary novel, inspired by real events, tells the story of a female aviator who defies the odds to embark on a daring air race across the Pacific.
1927. Olivia "Livy" West is a fearless young pilot with a love of adventure. She yearns to cross oceans and travel the skies. When she learns of the Dole Air Race—a high-stakes contest to be the first to make the 2,400 mile Pacific crossing from the West Coast to Hawai'i—she sets her sights on qualifying. But it soon becomes clear that only men will make the cut. In a last-ditch effort to take part, Livy manages to be picked as a navigator for one of the pilots, before setting out on a harrowing journey that some will not survive.
1987. Wren Summers is down to her last dime when she learns she has inherited a remote piece of land on the Big Island with nothing on it but a dilapidated barn and an overgrown mac nut grove. She plans on selling it and using the money to live on, but she 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.

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    February 6, 2024

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    • OverDrive Read

      • ISBN: 9780369747785

    • EPUB ebook

      • ISBN: 9780369747785
      • File size: 622 KB

  • Languages

    • English

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    • Booklist

      January 1, 2024
      All Olivia wants out of life is to fly a plane, but in the 1920s, only pilot Heath takes her dream seriously, leading to an intense but abruptly ended relationship. They meet again as competitors in the 1927 Dole Derby, a groundbreaking air race from California to Hawaii. On the harrowing but exhilarating journey, Olivia ponders whether Heath deserves the second chance he's seeking--if they both survive. In the present day, Wren has no idea where her life is headed. Having lost her job, apartment, and boyfriend, she's surprised to inherit a dilapidated farm on Hawaii's Big Island from an aunt she barely knew. Discovering a mysterious antique plane hidden in her barn inspires her to attempt a fresh start, but she may be in over her head. Crisp descriptions create a strong sense of place that nearly makes the weather itself a character. Inspired by true events, the interweaving stories of Ackerman's two protagonists, one confidently ahead of her time and another whose strength surprises her, complement each other well as each woman tries to find the place where she belongs.

      COPYRIGHT(2024) Booklist, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

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