The Uncharted Flight of Olivia West, Sara Ackerman
The Uncharted Flight of Olivia West, Sara Ackerman
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The Uncharted Flight of Olivia West

Author: Sara Ackerman

Narrator: Jennifer Robideau

Unabridged: 10 hr 33 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/06/2024


Synopsis

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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About Sara Ackerman

Sara Ackerman is theHawai'i born, bestselling author of historical & contemporary novels set in theislands. Her books have been labeled “unforgettable” by Apple Books,“empowering & deliciously visceral” by Book Riot, and New York Timesbestselling authors Kate Quinn and Madeline Martin have praised Sara’s novelsas “fresh and delightful” and “brilliantly written.” Amazon chose Radar Girls as a best book of the month, and ALABooklist gave The Codebreaker’s Secret a starred review. Find out more about Sara and her books at www.ackermanbooks.com and follow her on Instagram @saraackermanbooks and on Facebook @ackermanbooks. 


Reviews

Goodreads review by Karren on January 18, 2024

Olivia West is a teenage girl and the daughter of a fisherman from San Diego who desperately wants to learn to fly, she works doing odd jobs at a flight school hoping one day she would get a chance to train to be a pilot and her perseverance pays off. James Dole, the owner of the Hawaiian Pineapple......more

Goodreads review by Shannon on February 08, 2024

A fantastic dual timeline historical fiction mystery/romance set in the 1920s and 1980s that focuses on the life of a young aspiring female pilot, Olivia 'Livy' West as she yearns to compete in the Dole Air Race. Unfortunately it quickly becomes apparent only male pilots will qualify for the cross P......more

Goodreads review by Nursebookie on March 10, 2024

TITLE: The Uncharted Flight of Olivia West AUTHOR: SARA ACKERMAN PUB DATE: 02.06.2024 I have been a huge fan of Sara Ackerman’s writing ever since the beginning. Ackerman writes stories about incredible women in history based on real life events. I enjoy reading historical fiction because it combines m......more

Goodreads review by Anna (Plots and Pour Over) on January 24, 2024

4.25⭐️ What a fun book! While this book started off slightly slow for me, by the 30% mark I was fully invested in both Olivia and Wren’s stories and didn’t want to put it down. The Dole derby is a fascinating snippet of history that I didn’t know anything about, and it was so fun to learn about it! I......more