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 Americaās most extraordinary couples: Charles Lindbergh and Anne Morrow Lindbergh.
āThe history [is] exhilarating. . . . The Aviatorās Wife soars.āāUSA 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 Charlesās 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 aviatorās 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, lifeās infinite possibilities for change and happiness.
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Praise for The Aviatorās Wife
āRemarkable . . . The Aviatorās Wife succeeds [in] putting the reader inside Anne Lindberghās life with her famous husband.āāThe Denver Post
āAnne Morrow Lindbergh narrates the story of the Lindberghsā troubled marriage in all its triumph and tragedy.āāUSA Today
ā[This novel] will fascinate history buffs and surprise those who know of her only as āthe aviatorās wife.ā āāPeople
āItās hard to quit reading this intimate historical fiction.āāThe Dallas Morning News
āFictional biography at its finest.āāBooklist (starred review)
āUtterly unforgettable.āāPublishers Weekly (starred review)
āAn intimate examination of the life and emotional mettle of Anne Morrow.āāThe Washington Post
āA story of both triumph and pain that will take your breath away.āāKate Alcott, author of The Dressmaker