Friday, August 26, 2016

Anne Morrow Lindbergh: Her Life

Author: Susan Hertog
Stars: 5
Review by: Shapoppa


At last, Hertog has accomplished what AML's published diaries haven't. She has peeled back the layers of the complex relationship AML had with her domineering husband, aviator Charles Lindberg, her privileged family life, and her search for self. You can tell Hertog did exhaustive research to write this informative biography which, I read in an online article, the family claimed to have not understood was her intent and therefore didn't want people to read. Quite frankly, I don't buy into the claim. Hertog did a fantastic job with this book - she was objective, documented her research with footnotes, and allowed for the reader to contemplate the legacy of this pioneering aviator, writer, and celebrity. For me, it added many missing pieces to the things I was questioning while reading Anne's diaries.
 

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