The Aviator’s Wife by Melanie Benjamin
Behind the Hero Charles Lindbergh made his mark in history with the first non-stop solo flight across the Atlantic in 1927. That daring feat made him an American hero, famous and sought after the rest of his life. And right behind him was his wife, Anne Morrow Lindbergh. She endured not only the relentless public frenzy, but also Lindbergh’s exacting, serious, and controlling ways. Most heart-breakingly, she endured the kidnapping of their first son, Charlie. This historical fiction is told from Anne’s point of view. She gives us insight into her life with the living legend, how they met, how he taught her to become an aviatrix, learn morse code, and navigate by the stars. She lets us into her struggle to find privacy and then courage when their son was held for randsom, when their lives were changed forever. She tells us of their marriage, Charles’s expectations of her as a wife, as a mot...