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The Aviator's Wife
by Melanie Benjamin
So I have to admit that I didn't really know anything about Charles Lindbergh going into this book. I don't know if we skipped that part in history, or I wasn't paying attention. Luckily my husband is like an encyclopedia and he told me all about Charles's flight across the Atlantic and the Spirit of St. Louis to catch me up a bit.
But even if I didn't have any background knowledge, thanks to my husband, the author does a great job to fill you in on parts you didn't know.
So this book is from the perspective of Anne Lindbergh, and it's mostly about their marriage and what she went through. It's beautifully written - it sucks you in and riles up your emotions, that's for sure! It starts with how they met, goes into their wedding, their flights, their children and the kidnapping, World War 2 and Charles's opinions with the Germans, and ends with his death.
This book made me very grateful for my husband, because honestly, Charles was a poop head. Anne went through a lot, and this book celebrates her endurance and strength.
**Also, in the author's note, she said her goal was for people to research more about the Lindbergh's after reading it, and for me that was so accurate! I found myself looking up pictures and googling them while I was reading. I was fascinated by them! Now I want to read both of their books!**
Second read 2021: So after reading this book the first time I went and read Gift of the Sea and The Spirit of St. Louis. While reading The Spirit of St. Louis, it made me want to read this book again, so I listened to it for the second time. I learned more even then! More things stuck after reading their other two books. This whole thing has fascinated me.
But even if I didn't have any background knowledge, thanks to my husband, the author does a great job to fill you in on parts you didn't know.
So this book is from the perspective of Anne Lindbergh, and it's mostly about their marriage and what she went through. It's beautifully written - it sucks you in and riles up your emotions, that's for sure! It starts with how they met, goes into their wedding, their flights, their children and the kidnapping, World War 2 and Charles's opinions with the Germans, and ends with his death.
This book made me very grateful for my husband, because honestly, Charles was a poop head. Anne went through a lot, and this book celebrates her endurance and strength.
**Also, in the author's note, she said her goal was for people to research more about the Lindbergh's after reading it, and for me that was so accurate! I found myself looking up pictures and googling them while I was reading. I was fascinated by them! Now I want to read both of their books!**
Second read 2021: So after reading this book the first time I went and read Gift of the Sea and The Spirit of St. Louis. While reading The Spirit of St. Louis, it made me want to read this book again, so I listened to it for the second time. I learned more even then! More things stuck after reading their other two books. This whole thing has fascinated me.