jlworley 's review for:

The Aviator's Wife by Melanie Benjamin

4.0

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Historical fiction about Anne Morrow Lindbergh, wife of the world-famous aviator. This one had me looking up news articles and more on the Lindberghs, and of course it's not 100% true but I learned a great deal. One of the reasons I love historical fiction. Some reviewers have complained of not liking the main character, seeing her as weak. I disagree. Her marriage was far from perfect, she lost a child in a horrific crime, she didn't get recognition for many of the huge firsts as a tremendous woman aviator in her own right, and her family was ridiculously hounded by the paparazzi more than most modern-day celebrities -- but she was a strong woman.