October 2020
I wasn't sure if I liked this book, until I got quite aways into it. I thought the author may have been putting her modern ideas into Anne's mind. She may have some. Wish I knew how true to the character it is. But the last page of the book made me like it, after all. A surprise ending.

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A fascinating story of a famous woman's life. The author appears to have done extensive research on which to base the story. How extraordinary to have lived as Anne Morrow Lindgergh lived, with such a challenging husband.

I listened to the audio version of this book.
This isn't the type of book I usually read, but I enjoyed it...once it got going. I was 3 hours into the 16 hour narration and bored to tears. If I hadn't been reading it for book club, I would not have finished it. Having said that, I'm glad I stuck with it.
Once they got to the kidnapping of the baby, it started getting more interesting. The best part was seeing Ann take control of her life when she started going up against Charles and his strange demands of her and their children. The ending was surprising and prompted me to do more research into the family.

Written as though Anne Morrow Lindbergh herself was telling the story, this historical novel always kept me eager to continue reading. The novel begins when quiet Anne attends college and her ambassador father introduces her to famous aviator Charles Lindbergh. To her amazement, he chooses her over her beautiful older sister. After their whirlwind courtship and then wedding, Anne begins to see glimmers of her husband's difficult and domineering ways. The novel covers their flights together with Anne as Charles' co-pilot, their baby's kidnapping, Charles' unpopular political views and then his secret past. Anne matures and comes into her own as a person. Well researched and engrossing, the story made me want to reread Anne's classic Gift From the Sea. — Kim B., Ridgedale Library

This novel shows that sometimes the life that you have chosen has more heartbreak than love and happiness.

Check out my review of "The Aviator's Wife" on my blog at:
http://axarr.blogspot.com/2017/05/review-wednesday-aviators-wife-by.html

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I have been a fan of Anne Morrow Lindbergh since first reading her own book, "A Gift From the Sea" ---- so it was fascinating to find out more about her life and marriage to the famous Charles Lindbergh. The ending was a surprise. If you like historical fiction, I would absolutely recommend this book.

An historical fiction novel set in a more modern era, this was not a book I expected to like as much as I did. How fascinating to learn the intricacies of such an extraordinary couple struggling with sometimes very ordinary constraints of the times in which they lived. I was impressed by the emotional depth given to Anne, the book carries an air of honesty to it.

I really enjoyed this book. I didn't know much about the story before I started reading it but I learned a lot and it has made me curious to read about the actual history of the Lindburgh's! I definitely recommend this!

Melanie Benjamin's book starts off slowly with how the Lindberghs met until his death in 1974.
The author said she blended facts and some fiction to write this story.
Loved learning more about Anne Morrow Lindbergh and her role as a pioneer in aviation history.
Was disappointed about some of the startling facts she shared about Charles Lindbergh.