Review: Leaves you wanting more
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 22, 2013
Well told novella about a chapter of our history.  I went into the story knowing that the final events of this record-attempting flight likely have been erased by time and tides, and this is fiction.  But I was delighted at how what is known of the real story was used as a basis.  I actually liked how we were taken from one era to another, and then back to the final days of the doomed flight.  It gave us a tie in to how an event from 75 years ago can affect us still.The Part Three segment set in 2012 at first made no sense at all, but  Eric Wilson had a talent for baiting the hook, and he knows just when he has snagged us.  I do suspect though that Jane has several things in common with Mr. Wilson, in her interest in events from the past.  Ok, truth be told, she was a bit "too perfect", but in a novella, there isn't as much time to develop characters fully, and give them flaws as well as wings.  She is interesting, though, and the section properly dovetailed into the entire story line.The effectiveness and entertainment level of "Amelia's Last Secret" might be measured by noting that this non-history buff immediately started researching more about Earhart's flight, and efforts to locate the plane.  Anything that encourages me to jump into studying history has done a good job.