In the spirit of Loving Frank and The Paris Wife, acclaimed novelist Melanie Benjamin pulls back the curtain on the marriage of one of America’s most extraordinary couples: Charles Lindbergh and Anne Morrow Lindbergh. “The history [is] exhilarating. . . . The Aviator’s Wife soars.”—USA Today NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERWhen Anne Morrow, a shy college senior with hidden literary aspirations, … BESTSELLER
When Anne Morrow, a shy college senior with hidden literary aspirations, travels to Mexico City to spend Christmas with her family, she meets Colonel Charles Lindbergh, fresh off his celebrated 1927 solo flight across the Atlantic. Enthralled by Charles’s assurance and fame, Anne is certain the aviator has scarcely noticed her. But she is wrong. Charles sees in Anne a kindred spirit, a fellow adventurer, and her world will be changed forever. The two marry in a headline-making wedding. In the years that follow, Anne becomes the first licensed female glider pilot in the United States. But despite this and other major achievements, she is viewed merely as the aviator’s wife. The fairy-tale life she once longed for will bring heartbreak and hardships, ultimately pushing her to reconcile her need for love and her desire for independence, and to embrace, at last, life’s infinite possibilities for change and happiness.
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Praise for The Aviator’s Wife
“Remarkable . . . The Aviator’s Wife succeeds [in] putting the reader inside Anne Lindbergh’s life with her famous husband.”—The Denver Post
“Anne Morrow Lindbergh narrates the story of the Lindberghs’ troubled marriage in all its triumph and tragedy.”—USA Today
“[This novel] will fascinate history buffs and surprise those who know of her only as ‘the aviator’s wife.’ “—People
“It’s hard to quit reading this intimate historical fiction.”—The Dallas Morning News
“Fictional biography at its finest.”—Booklist (starred review)
“Utterly unforgettable.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review)
“An intimate examination of the life and emotional mettle of Anne Morrow.”—The Washington Post
“A story of both triumph and pain that will take your breath away.”—Kate Alcott, author of The Dressmaker
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A new perspective of Charles Lindberg for me. I enjoyed this book very much and highly recommend it.
Was very insightful as to what Ann Morrow Lindberg was doing while the aviator was in front of the world.
Good read. Lindberg was a legend and interesting to possible know the man he really was. Proud of his wife for her courage to do things that were dangerous and first of flying deeds. Also proud of her for deciding family was more important to her than following him around. He was a queer duck.
Loved this book. It was living history. Highly recommend.
The writing is a little pedantic, constantly reiterating the same phrases about Lindbergh, as though through a hero-worshipper’s eyes. I am about half-way through, and the tone of the book is changing a bit, so by the end, I may have a different view.
Currently reading. So far, so good.
Very interesting
I couldn’t put it down!!!
great
We need to know and understand our heroes.
I learned about the feelings people have that the public never knows.
One of the best and most touching stories I have read in ages. I couldn’t put it down.
Loved this book, one of the best I’ve read in a long time. I like reading about the historical events and this book really brings the characters to life.
Such a good read. The author did her job researching the Lindberghs. It was the first I’ve read about Anne, the ‘woman behind the man’. How hard life would have been for her. And for anyone in the limelight like that.
A very interesting read about Charles Lindberg and his wife Ann Morrow. Quite an eye opener about Charles and their life, or non life together. A definite take on the times they lived. Enjoyable read.
Pulls back the covers of a rather dysfunctional but famous American hero’s family and public life from the wife’s point of view.
“…leaves the reader with the desire to know more…” yes it does! Amazed, and yet not, that Anne never told her children she was also a pilot and explorer. To her children, she was mom…