Tom Thumb By turns heartrending and thrilling, this bighearted novel recounts a fictionalized life of this most extraordinary of women in prose that is lush and details that are meticulously researched. PRAISE FOR MELANIE BENJAMIN The Autobiography of Mrs. With stunning power and grace, Melanie Benjamin provides new insight into what made this remarkable relationship endure. Drawing on the rich history of the twentieth century?from the late twenties to the mid-sixties?and featuring cameos from such notable characters as Joseph Kennedy and Amelia Earhart, The Ambassador?s Daughter is a vividly imagined novel of a complicated marriage?revealing both its dizzying highs and its devastating lows. 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. 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.

Hounded by adoring crowds and hunted by an insatiable press, Charles shields himself and his new bride from prying eyes, leaving Anne to feel her life falling back into the shadows. The two marry in a headline-making wedding. Charles sees in Anne a kindred spirit, a fellow adventurer, and her world will be changed forever.

Enthralled by Charles's assurance and fame, Anne is certain the celebrated aviator has scarcely noticed her.

There she meets Colonel Charles Lindbergh, fresh off his celebrated 1927 solo flight across the Atlantic. Then Anne, a college senior with hidden literary aspirations, travels to Mexico City to spend Christmas with her family. more » e around her, including her millionaire father and vibrant older sister, who often steals the spotlight. ambassador to Mexico, has stood in the shadows of thos. For much of her life, Anne Morrow, the shy daughter of the U.S. 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 Aviator's Wife by Melanie Benjamin