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The Aviator's Wife
by Melanie Benjamin
This book gives the depth Anne Morrow Lindbergh richly deserves, even if it is fictional. Anne lived in the shadow of Charles ‘Lucky’ Lindbergh for most of her adult life. They married shortly after her graduation from Smith College after meeting at the embassy in Mexico, where her father served as ambassador. Make no mistakes, Anne was amazing. She received her own pilot’s licence, was her husband’s navigator and co pilot all over the world, including a crash landing in remote river in China.
Their lives were fervently followed by the media, which reached it’s peak with the kidnapping and eventual death of their eldest child Charlie. I can’t imagine the suffering they each had, but they manifested their grief in very diverging ways. This Anne admits to her mistakes, in the end finds a way to forgive her husband for so many things and his double life. Charles is buried in Hawaii. Anne had her ashes scattered near the site of their honeymoon and where her baby’s ashes were spread. Against Charles’ wishes. Anne finds her voice in this book and I enjoyed it. I hope some of it is true.
Their lives were fervently followed by the media, which reached it’s peak with the kidnapping and eventual death of their eldest child Charlie. I can’t imagine the suffering they each had, but they manifested their grief in very diverging ways. This Anne admits to her mistakes, in the end finds a way to forgive her husband for so many things and his double life. Charles is buried in Hawaii. Anne had her ashes scattered near the site of their honeymoon and where her baby’s ashes were spread. Against Charles’ wishes. Anne finds her voice in this book and I enjoyed it. I hope some of it is true.