In the spirit of Loving Frank and The Paris Wife, acclaimed novelist Melanie Benjamin pulls back the curtain on the marriage of one of America’s most extraordinary couples: Charles Lindbergh and Anne Morrow Lindbergh.

“The history [is] exhilarating. . . . The Aviator’s Wife soars.”—USA Today

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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.

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Praise for The Aviator’s Wife

“Remarkable . . . The Aviator’s Wife succeeds [in] putting the reader inside Anne Lindbergh’s life with her famous husband.”—The Denver Post

“Anne Morrow Lindbergh narrates the story of the Lindberghs’ troubled marriage in all its triumph and tragedy.”—USA Today

“[This novel] will fascinate history buffs and surprise those who know of her only as ‘the aviator’s wife.’ ”—People

“It’s hard to quit reading this intimate historical fiction.”—The Dallas Morning News

“Fictional biography at its finest.”—Booklist (starred review)

“Utterly unforgettable.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review)

“An intimate examination of the life and emotional mettle of Anne Morrow.”—The Washington Post

“A story of both triumph and pain that will take your breath away.”—Kate Alcott, author of The Dressmaker

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"The history is exhilarating. . . . The Aviator's Wife soars. . . . Anne Morrow Lindbergh narrates the story of the Lindberghs' troubled marriage in all its triumph and tragedy."--USA Today

"Remarkable . . . The Aviator's Wife succeeds [in] putting the reader inside Anne Lindbergh's life with her famous husband."--The Denver Post

"[This novel] will fascinate history buffs and surprise those who know of her only as 'the aviator's wife.' "--People

"It's hard to quit reading this intimate historical fiction."--The Dallas Morning News

"Fictional biography at its finest."--Booklist (starred review)

"Utterly unforgettable."--Publishers Weekly (starred review)

"An intimate examination of the life and emotional mettle of Anne Morrow."--The Washington Post

"A story of both triumph and pain that will take your breath away."--Kate Alcott, author of The Dressmaker

"Melanie Benjamin inhabits Anne Morrow Lindbergh completely, freeing her from the shadows of her husband's stratospheric fame."--Isabel Wolff, author of A Vintage Affair --This text refers to the hardcover edition.

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"In the spirit of Loving Frank and The Paris Wife, acclaimed novelist Melanie Benjamin pulls back the curtain on the marriage of one of America's most extraordinary couples- Charles Lindbergh and Anne Morrow Lindbergh." --This text refers to the hardcover edition.

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Complex but not sympathetic characters well portrayed

Reviewed in Australia on 29 June 2019

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Let me say at the start that I would have liked to have given this book 3 1/2 stars, and that I may be unfair in not giving it four. The writing was very good, as was the research, but while I admired Anne, Charles Lindburgh’s Wife, and her ability to learn to fly and navigate, I found it very hard to like her. As a young girl she was very ready to swoon over Charles, but just as ready, a little later, to adopt a very rational and unemotional approach to him. Admittedly, Charles himself was a very complex and prickly character, but I couldn’t help feeling he might have thawed if she had been more her own woman and shown her affection with a degree of confidence. I thought his confession at the very end, that he had always wanted to be her hero, was deeply poignant. Yes, he turned to other women in Germany, having three other families, which was a betrayal - but Anne herself had a longstanding affair while he was doing this, so she was certainly not blameless. Altogether, an interesting account, and I am glad to have read it, but probably won’t revisit it.

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The Not so Lucky Lindys!

Reviewed in Australia on 18 November 2019

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This novel is a fictional biography of Anne Morrow, the wife of the famous aviator, Charles Lindbergh and together they became the world’s first power couple to be relentlessly hounded by the paparazzi. Told in the first person, the story follows Anne’s development from a privileged young Ambassador’s daughter, to a celebrity wife, to a mother of six children, through triumph and tragedy. However it is the intimate portrait of her marriage to a very difficult man, that I found most fascinating. I think the author did a wonderful job of conveying Anne’s inner emotional turmoil. This is an extremely well written and researched book. I highly recommend it.

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A Famous Lesson in Marriage

Reviewed in Australia on 17 June 2014

My wife suggested I read this book. She had for one of her book clubs (she is in two...one is quite literary and the other quite liquorly). I had downloaded the Kindle version for her to an iPad I had passed down. I read it on my own device but was able to see what she had highlighted in the book. Each yellow highlight seemed like a direct message to me or perhaps I was overly sensitive because you see, The Aviator's Wife, covers the Lingbergh's very public lives but it's purpose is to imagine the private relationship of the marriage. This makes it intriguing and so well done that I felt like a fly on their bedroom wall.

It also illuminated this interesting person who was Anne. She was a groundbreaker in aviation (what a terrible set of words), tremendous writer, and stalwart human. We are all aware of the famous flights, the infamous kidnapping, America First, and his numerous infidelities and seven other children by three other women but in this book we see just how Anne contends and supports this eccentric, narcissistic, yet still, enigmatic man. Benjamin's style is fluid. It reflects both an identification and frustration with Anne. Here are some bon mots...

“Marriage breeds its own special brand of loneliness, and it’s far more cruel. You miss more, because you’ve known more.”

“To live for oneself is a terrifying prospect; there is comfort in martyrdom..."

"Jealousy is a terrible thing. It keeps you up at night, it demands tremendous energy in order to remain alive, and so you have to want to feed it, nurture it—and by so wanting, you have to acknowledge that you are a bitter, petty person. It changes you. It changes the way you view the world; minor irritations become major catastrophes; celebrations become trials.”

"Here, I understood, was someone who would not allow me to take comfort in inertia. Already, I was different with him. Better. More.”

"A woman's life, always changing, accommodating, then shedding, old duties for new; one person's expectations for another until finally, victoriously, emerging stronger. Complete.”

Far from chicklit, this was an engrossing tale that I label under a sub genre called, "historical marriagelit". This is a poor descriptor because most men would run from it when they should pick it up for the entertainment and lessons it provides.

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Natalia Hawkins

Good read

Reviewed in Australia on 3 July 2015

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Well written and easy to read. Interesting from historical perspectives and development of women rights. Feels like reading autobiography , well researched book.

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Jane Evans

Fact or fiction?

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 13 September 2014

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I enjoyed this book, a well-written account of the life of Charles Lindbergh, seen through the eyes of his wife, Anne. The only drawback was that, being a fictionalised account, I couldn't tell what was fact and what was invented.

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Jo Kush

Wellwritten & compelling.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 29 September 2015

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This is a well written book that draws you in and compels you to continue reading. It is believable and accurate. A touching account of an experience no parent could ever imagine.

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Fascinating historical novel

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 27 September 2015

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I very much enjoyed this book. It was well written and a page-turner.

Robita

Great read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 2 April 2013

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Well researched and written book. Great to read about a famous person's life through the eyes of his wife. Never knew what a fantastic female role model Anne Lindenburgh is in her own right.

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