Ruth Nichols lives to fly. She becomes friends with Amelia Earhart who also tries to do the impossible and make new records in her flights. This is where both women are truly themselves. It is a hard time for women to break out and be independent. The idea of flying is considered too dangerous and off putting for a woman to do. Yet, Ruth and Amelia do exactly this. They become great friends and perhaps more, the book suggests, but does not say. Either way, both adore and admire each other. We all know what happens to Amelia Earhart, so it is sad and heartbreaking the ending. ItÂ’s a timely book as well, since Amelia EarhartÂ’s plane has recently been discovered. I love Marie Benedict as an author. This short-story is a part of The Blaze Collection by Amazon books.

I would have d the book to be longer, but think this is a great way to sample these womenÂ’s writing and see if you enjoy their style.2024-new-releases feminist historical-fiction22 s4 comments Taury701 191

AmeliaÂ’s Shadow by Marie Benedict. Short n sweet. Wish there was a book on this subject 202419 s Amanda (BookLoverAmanda)465 460

Short story about Ruth Nichols who is friends with Amelia Earhart as they both try to make records in flights together. During this time in history, it was hard to stand out and do something this. They are great friends in their work. Everyone knows the end of AmeliaÂ’s story and that is shown here.

In such a short story, this author brings emotion as she usually does in her books. IÂ’ve read another of her works and have enjoyed her storytelling. This is a great short story to read to get a good sampling of her writing if you have never read her books before. I could have easily read an entire book this by her. 4/5 stars
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3-1/2 stars!

This is a well written historical short story that got me curious about Amelia Earhart and other female pilots from her time. AmeliaÂ’s Shadow is fiction but I ended up looking up this part of history and learning more about it. Interesting stuff! 12 s4 comments Mitzi141 26

I unexpectedly came across this offering by Amazon today. Amelia's Shadow is part of Amazon's Blaze series about 'women igniting change'. It was a quick listen but I learned some new things about Amelia Earhart but even more so about Ruth Nichols, another aviation record holder that I knew nothing about. I'll definitely be reading and/or listening to more stories in this series! 2024-reads11 s1 comment Obsidian2,908 1,045

Interesting point of view regarding Amelia Earhart

Part historical fiction, this reads very well though I do think at times it just didn't flow naturally from section to section. I just thought in the end that this story had more to tell and maybe it was hampered by the page count.9 s debbicat *made of stardust*790 119

ok, so I love opportunities to learn more about Amelia Earhart. I couldn't sleep last night and opened up my Kindle. Discovered this little gem on KU and being the shortness of the story, I began reading. I did not know about this woman, Ruth Nichols, who was a good friend of Amelia's and they both were women pilots at the same time. Equals in their field. A plan develops for Amelia to disappear from the world and a life she does not want. They included in their plan to meet up somewhere on the other side.

HOW DID I NOT KNOW THIS?
Did you know this?
It is women's history month...I am doing all kinds of books with students of different grade levels. And wow! This adds another layer to the lessons I am already teaching.

I would to know more. I wish this book had been a bit longer. Highly recommended! Check it out! Free to read for Kindle Unlimited subscribers.historical-fiction7 s2 comments Cathrine ?? 696 364

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