The Aviator's Wife

Release Date:- 2013-01-15

Reviews Counts:- 616

User Average Rating:- 4

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In the spirit of Loving Frank and The Paris Wife, acclaimed novelist Melanie Benjamin pulls back the curtain on the marriage of one of Americaā€™s most extraordinary couples: Charles Lindbergh and Anne Morrow Lindbergh.
 
ā€œThe history [is] exhilarating. . . . The Aviatorā€™s Wife soars.ā€ā€”USA Today
 
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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 Charlesā€™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 aviatorā€™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, lifeā€™s infinite possibilities for change and happiness.
 
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Praise for The Aviatorā€™s Wife
 
ā€œRemarkable . . . The Aviatorā€™s Wife succeeds [in] putting the reader inside Anne Lindberghā€™s life with her famous husband.ā€ā€”The Denver Post

ā€œAnne Morrow Lindbergh narrates the story of the Lindberghsā€™ troubled marriage in all its triumph and tragedy.ā€ā€”USA Today
 
ā€œ[This novel] will fascinate history buffs and surprise those who know of her only as ā€˜the aviatorā€™s wife.ā€™ ā€ā€”People
 
ā€œItā€™s hard to quit reading this intimate historical fiction.ā€ā€”The Dallas Morning News
 
ā€œFictional biography at its finest.ā€ā€”Booklist (starred review)

ā€œUtterly unforgettable.ā€ā€”Publishers Weekly (starred review)
 
ā€œAn intimate examination of the life and emotional mettle of Anne Morrow.ā€ā€”The Washington Post

ā€œA story of both triumph and pain that will take your breath away.ā€ā€”Kate Alcott, author of The Dressmaker

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