The Aviator's Wife: A Novel
by Melanie Benjamin
by Melanie Benjamin
Synopsis
When Anne Morrow, a shy college senior with hidden literary aspirations, travels to Mexico City to spend Christmas with her family, she meets Colonel Charles Lindbergh, fresh off his celebrated 1927 solo flight across the Atlantic. Enthralled by Charles’s assurance and fame, Anne is certain the aviator has scarcely noticed her. But she is wrong. Charles sees in Anne a kindred spirit, a fellow adventurer, and her world will be changed forever. The two marry in a headline-making wedding. In the years that follow, Anne becomes the first licensed female glider pilot in the United States. But despite this and other major achievements, she is viewed merely as the aviator’s wife. The fairy-tale life she once longed for will bring heartbreak and hardships, ultimately pushing her to reconcile her need for love and her desire for independence, and to embrace, at last, life’s infinite possibilities for change and happiness.
Review
I loved this book as a fascinating look inside the Lindburgh marriage and also a great lesson on the history of aviation in America. It's amazing to think of a time before air travel in our world. I equal parts loved the characters and loved to hate them. This book presents challenging characters and situations that made me think a lot about love and marriage, etc, etc. I recommend this book and hope you would enjoy it as well. I think this would make a great book club selection as well, the characters would be interesting to discuss in a group setting.
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