An introspective novel, examining the life of Anne Lindbergh, the wife of the famous aviator Charles Lindbergh. The first celebrity couple in US history, they captured the imagination of millions at the dawn of aviation and broadcast radio. The novel is fiction, of course, and examines the innermost thoughts of Anne as she copes with life in the shadow of her legendary husband, the death of her child, the notoriety of his anti-semitism and pro-nazi stance before WWII, and the revelation of his many affairs and illegitimate children.
It is fascinating reading, if a little too introspective for my taste. Anne is portrayed as continually questioning her marriage, while still acquiescing to everything her husband asks of her. Understandable actions on Anne's part, given the times that she lived in. At times I wished the novel would deal more directly with the action of the characters lives, rather than simply reflecting events as Anne attempted to decipher their meaning.
