April 24, 3013, I'm having a hard time getting into this.....May 2, started it again, and I'm still having a hard time.........May 10 2013, finally finished this book. While it took some doing, I persevered and was glad that I did. I started to get interested around page 342, (when Anne finally decided to be her own person!) I must admit, that at the end, the author states that the purpose of writing the book, was to interest people to research more in the subject, and she certainly did inspire me to do so. I knew very little about the Lindberghs to begin with, and I would very much like to read Anne’s book “A Gift From the Sea.” Hope we have it in our library system!.....(yes we do, and it has some great comments!)

I liked this book. The author did a great job of building a story around Charles and Anne. Charles appeared to have a controlling personality and Anne was a willing participant. I found him to not be a very likable person and her needing to find some backbone. I guess it was the times in which they lived. Obviously they were hounded by the press continually and had very little privacy. The author explains at the end of the book what parts were fictional and what is based on true facts. I highly recommend this book to all who like fictional books based on true facts.

Those who like fictional biographies will love The Aviator’s Wife. Anne Morrow falls for Charles Lindbergh, the first man to fly solo across the Atlantic. Anne, a shy college senior, the daughter of the American Ambassador to Mexico, is besotted with Charles. Anne soon realizes that Charles also fancies her. Constantly being in the limelight and under media’s attention, Charles shields himself and Anne, leaving Anne to feel her life falling back into the shadows. In the years that follow, despite her own major achievements—she becomes the first licensed female glider pilot in the United States—Anne 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. Reviewed by MH

I knew next-to-nothing about the Lindberghs before I picked up this book and I was worried that it was going to be all about flying. Three-quarters of the way through, I was requesting Gift from the Sea so I could learn more about her. This book grabbed me and didn't let me go until the end. At times I was frustrated by her compliance but I reminded myself that times were much different then. I highly recommend it.

A great historical fiction - I learned a lot about the Lindberghs and enjoyed the progress made by Anne as she became her own woman in a challenging time. A story with lots of twists and a bittersweet end.

This is really good historical fiction with a strong female character. I learned so much about the Lindberghs and really enjoyed the story.

"Discover: A riveting fictional portrait of Anne Morrow Lindbergh, both shaped by and separate from her complicated marriage to Charles Lindbergh." Shelf Awareness