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I married two aviators, one after the other, but had never been interested in aviation per se until I found the little book called Gift from the Sea by Anne Morrow Lindbergh. I immediately purchased ten copies to send to beloved women in my life, who have all cherished the book as I did, for its comments on the mother-daughter-human condition. I then purchased The Aviator's Wife on the strength of needing to know more about this amazing woman who married the genius aviator, Charles A. Lindbergh. It was completely compelling - this gentle, reserved young woman was plunged into international media and public life via her marriage to this man. What many people would not know is that she quickly became a professional solo flyer herself, and valued by Charles as his right hand co pilot. My need to find out what drove this extraordinary couple led me to purchase two more stories about this family, the biography of the man himself, and Under a Wing by one of their children, Reeve. I am only halfway into this book, but Reeve writes every bit as beautifully and gently as her mother about a life that few people would have had to manage. I think the cover photo says it all - the image of the father figure overarching the two women who were completely in his thrall - and the wonder and magic of becoming airborne. Read full review
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