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sarahrberry 's review for:
The Aviator's Wife
by Melanie Benjamin
I enjoy learning more about people (esp women) who are mostly known for one thing and discovering the other layers that make up the whole of their lives and experiences. Melanie Benjamin is becoming one of my favorite authors for historical fiction; her Alice I Have Been was one of my favorites that I read last year.
This profile of Anne Morrow Lindbergh is thorough, moving and very satisfying. She's more than a grieving mother and even more than the Aviator's wife.
For most of her life Anne believed she was "just the wife" and at best "the crew" of Charles Lindbergh. The most powerful part about her journey is just finding out along with Anne how strong and complete she really was without even knowing it.
The other interesting sort of side-story here is the beginnings of the modern-day paparazzi that began in earnest by stalking the Lindberghs relentlessly. First, Charles after his solo flight to Paris and then Anne and the rest of her family upon their marriage. With their baby being kidnapped from his crib in their home it can be said that the Lindberghs were the precursor to the tragedy that was Princess Diana.
Anyway, all of this leads to the cracks growing in the marriage and Anne's isolation which ultimately leads to her growth and strength but you should really read it for yourself!
This profile of Anne Morrow Lindbergh is thorough, moving and very satisfying. She's more than a grieving mother and even more than the Aviator's wife.
For most of her life Anne believed she was "just the wife" and at best "the crew" of Charles Lindbergh. The most powerful part about her journey is just finding out along with Anne how strong and complete she really was without even knowing it.
The other interesting sort of side-story here is the beginnings of the modern-day paparazzi that began in earnest by stalking the Lindberghs relentlessly. First, Charles after his solo flight to Paris and then Anne and the rest of her family upon their marriage. With their baby being kidnapped from his crib in their home it can be said that the Lindberghs were the precursor to the tragedy that was Princess Diana.
Anyway, all of this leads to the cracks growing in the marriage and Anne's isolation which ultimately leads to her growth and strength but you should really read it for yourself!