For our second reading retreat book we chose I Was Amelia Earhart. First published in 1997 this book made the New York Times bestseller list and was no doubt a bestseller here in the UK also, but both author and book were new to most of us at What Katy Read, and it's thanks to our bibliotherapist Susan Elderkin that we have discovered her. Elderkin said it the perfect book to read on a retreat as it leaves the reader feeling cleansed and changed, too. She was right; we loved it, and gave it one of our highest scores – have a look over on the main site for our full review.
In the talk below she talks about the ending. 'I was trying to write a story where you … could read it both ways. It's a fantasy about what happened to her, but when you get lost in it, it feels real.'