The Aviator's Wife

The Aviator's Wife by Melanie Benjamin is historical fiction about Anne Morrow Lindbergh, author, pilot, and wife of Charles Lindbergh. This is the little known story of Anne's life, as she was often in the shadow of her husband. I loved her famous book Gift from the Sea, but knew little else about her.

Benjamin tells the story through Anne's voice, starting with her early life as the daughter of the Ambassador to Mexico, where she meets Lindbergh while still in college. It tells of their partnership as Anne became co-pilot on Charles' famous flights around the world, getting her own pilots license and often flying the planes herself. It tells of their troubled marriage, the widely known kidnapping of their first child and the five children that followed.

I enjoyed this book and it led me to research the Lindbergh's even more on my own when I finished reading it. Throughout the book, I came to like Charles Lindbergh less and less, but I will leave it for you to decide. A worthwhile read.