tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6638292761241716183.post2968538526582819241..comments2023-10-16T01:08:13.590-07:00Comments on Surviving Amelia: what dreaming means . . .roseduncanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16146205623848645811noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6638292761241716183.post-64422461913840222612010-01-01T00:06:14.276-08:002010-01-01T00:06:14.276-08:00What a wonderful quote, "Amelia's dreams ...What a wonderful quote, "Amelia's dreams were now mine," and how true for me as well, though in less physically courageous ways. The book I just read is about individuals straining for beauty and finding courage in the most unusual ways. . .roseduncanhttp://roseduncan.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6638292761241716183.post-57792654635501889772009-12-31T09:45:31.195-08:002009-12-31T09:45:31.195-08:00Here's a very concrete and dramatic example of...Here's a very concrete and dramatic example of how Amelia's dreams "draw us in even now": in 1964, a 27-year-old named Joan Smith became the first pilot, man or woman, to successfully fly the equatorial route around the world. And she did it solo, no less. As a teenager, she'd been inspired by reading a biography of Amelia to become a pilot, and then she became obsessed with the idea of completing Amelia's flight. "Amelia's dreams were now mine", she said. Afterwards, her most treasured memento of the flight was a telegram from Muriel, thanking her for completing Amelia's flight.mkendrick24https://www.blogger.com/profile/14649000520068080665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6638292761241716183.post-24239134342999733982009-12-31T09:00:34.587-08:002009-12-31T09:00:34.587-08:00I heard Colum McCann read from that book at Aspen ...I heard Colum McCann read from that book at Aspen Writers in the spring. It was stunning...and I got the book but haven't read it yet. After reading so much crime fiction, I sometimes spin my wheels with books that don't have plot-plot-plot.Hallie Ephronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04759439029582054503noreply@blogger.com