Ann Morrow Lindberg's life is the subject of this novel. While this is a work of fiction, it does chronicle the facts of Charles and Ann Morrow Lindberg's accomplishments and family members. Told from the voice of Ann, we hear the emotional highs and lows (lots of lows!) of being the wife of the famous aviator. She refers to herself as the aviator's wife throughout.
The description of the loss of their first child is particularly moving and also bizzare as Charles comes off as very cold-hearted. He is often distant and narcissistic in his life with Ann. She describes the pain and lonliness of being married to him. She also takes comfort when a morsel of love and affection is shown to her by Charles. You often wonder why she stayed with him. The book vascillates between their history, his last months of life in 1974, and Ann's life after he dies.
This is a good bookclub option when discussing marital relationships.
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