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Monday, April 21, 2014

The Aviator's Wife by Melanie Benjamin, 416 pages

"The Aviator's Wife" is a fictionalized account of the life of Anne Morrow Lindbergh, otherwise known as Mrs. Charles Lindbergh.

Wow.  This was a wonderful book.  The story is told from the perspective of Anne Lindbergh and goes back and forth between 1974 when Charles was on his deathbed to Anne's remembrance of their entire marriage, from the beginning.

I came away from this book believing that Charles Lindbergh was a deeply flawed and difficult man and Anne Lindbergh was an amazing woman.  As in most historical fiction based on real events that I read, I am now dying to learn more.  And to read Anne Morrow Lindbergh's book "Gift from the Sea," which we thankfully have in the library!

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