Amelia's Shadow

Blaze Collection

By: Marie Benedict

Narrated by: Andi Arndt

For pilot Ruth Nichols, a soaring rivalry with Amelia Earhart becomes a deep friendship in a short story of the danger and secrets of undaunted women, inspired by true events, by New York Times bestselling author Marie Benedict.

It’s Ruth’s dream to be the world’s greatest female pilot. It’s Amelia—Lady Lindy herself—who achieves it. At first competitors, Ruth soon recognizes they share a passion for the skies and for supporting trailblazing female pilots everywhere. Together they form an all-women flying group, the Ninety-Nines, and over the years their achievements become more groundbreaking, their risks more personal, and their friendship closer than ever, until the day their best-laid plans come crashing down.

Marie Benedict’s Amelia’s Shadow is part of Blaze, a collection of short stories about incendiary women across the decades who dare to defy convention. They can be read or listened to in one sitting.

©2024 Marie Benedict. (P)2024 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.

Well read

A fun listen… I wanted more! I wish Benedict had written a full length book about Amelia!

A kind and personal short

What a lovely short about the early days of women in flight. Does a wonderful job of personalizing and humanizing what can offer be presented as dry or statistic-laden. It accomplishes the very thing these pilots of the day had to fight for: to be seen as people, fully capable and experts in their own right. A brief, kind, informative walk through a vital part of history.

Different viewpoint

Had never heard anything like what is suggested in this short story. Makes me want to find out more about Amelia.

Ruth

This story about female pilots is very good. Ruth was in competition with Amelia Earhart until the became friends. Together they competed in the all female flying group, the Ninety-Nines. This story shows that women can also be amazing pilots in a, at that time, male dominated sport. Such a great series!

Somewhat disappointed

Well read, and I’m a huge fan of the author but I found myself disappointed in the story. To take such a huge leap in the personal lives of two real people is rather insulting to their memories and their families.