THE AVIATOR’S WIFE: A NOVEL

Book ID/图书代码： 01240012B57028

English Summary/英文概要： 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.

For much of her life, Anne Morrow, the shy daughter of the U.S. ambassador to Mexico, has stood in the shadows of those around her, including her millionaire father and vibrant older sister, who often steals the spotlight. Then Anne, a college senior with hidden literary aspirations, travels to Mexico City to spend Christmas with her family. There she meets Colonel Charles Lindbergh, fresh off his celebrated 1927 solo flight across the Atlantic. Enthralled by Charles’s assurance and fame, Anne is certain the celebrated aviator has scarcely noticed her. But she is wrong.

Charles sees in Anne a kindred spirit, a fellow adventurer, and her world will be changed forever. The two marry in a headline-making wedding.

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. 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.

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 Aviator’s Wife is a vividly imagined novel of a complicated marriage—revealing both its dizzying highs and its devastating lows. With stunning power and grace, Melanie Benjamin provides new insight into what made this remarkable relationship endure.

PRAISE FOR MELANIE BENJAMIN

The Autobiography of Mrs. 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. I loved this book.”—Sara Gruen

Alice I Have Been

“This is magic! Childhood, sensuality, love, sorrow, and wonder, all bright and complex as the shifting patterns of a kaleidoscope.”—Diana Gabaldon

Chinese Summary/中文概要：
《紐約時報》、《今日美國》暢銷小說 美國駐墨西哥大使的害羞的女兒，Anne Morrow在大多數情況下都生活在周圍人的陰影中，她那百萬富翁的父親和活力四射的姐姐，站在他們身邊都顯得暗淡無光。不久，懷著文學期望的大學高年級學生Anne到墨西哥城參加家裡的耶誕節。此時，剛完成1927年大西洋單人飛行的Charles Lindbergh上校同樣在場。Anne被堅定有名的Charles迷住了，但她以為自己根本沒有引起他的注意。這會她錯了。 Charles覺得似乎在哪裡見過Anne，在她身上看到資深的冒險經歷。從此時起，Anne的生活就永遠改變了。不久，他們就舉行了舉城聞名的婚禮，所有名門望族都悉數到場，婚禮現場擠滿了記者，婚禮報導幾乎鋪滿所有報刊的頭版頭條。Charles以保護的姿態避開這些仰視的眼神。讓Anne再次回到曾經的陰影中。第二年，雖然Anne成為美國第一名飛行員，在別人眼中，她還只是一個飛行員的妻子。她曾經嚮往的童話般生活只會給她帶來心痛和困難，最終將她推向獨立的欲望和尋找愛之間的衝突中，但生命是有無限可能，特別是變化和幸福的可能性是無限的。

利用20世紀豐富的歷史資源，從20世紀末期到20世紀60年代中期，創造了像Joseph Kennedy 和 Amelia Earhart這樣刻骨銘心的人物。《飛行員的妻子》是對一場婚姻的美妙想像，體現出婚姻中炫目的高點和毀滅性低谷。已驚歎的風格和力量Melanie Benjamin用敏銳的目光觀察引人注目的關係持續下去。（Celia）

Awards/获奖情况：
“飽受褒獎的知名作者,Alice I Have Been 和The Autobiography of Mrs. Tom Thumb 的作者，Benjamin帶來的有一本一流的歷史小說，講述一個偉大女人的故事。”——《書單》
“極吸引人的小說，當Anne被綁架，第一個孩子意外死亡，此時她的丈夫還冷酷對待時，每個讀者都啜泣不已。”——《今日美國》 Rights sold to date: French (Michel Lafon), Hungarian (Pioneer).

“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. I loved this book.”—Sara Gruen

“[Benjamin] knows how to combine research and readability. And she’s given Vinnie such dignity and courage . . . that her heroine commands attention from the first page.”—The Washington Post

“A narrative voice that is feisty, intelligent, brave, adventurous, and resourceful.”—The Boston Globe

Reimagines the life of Anne Morrow Lindberg, wife of Charles, revealing the greater woman behind the great man.” —Ladies Home Journal

“You’ll love getting to know this strong heroine when she steps out from behind her husband’s shadow once and for all.” —Fitness Magazine

“Melanie Benjamin is adept at using the well-documented facts of their lives; what she is after, though, and where The Aviator’s Wife succeeds, is in putting the reader inside Anne’s life with her famous husband.” —The Denver Post

“Benjamin’s first person narrative is remarkable in capturing the contradictions that form Anne’s life.” —Goodreads

About the Author/作者介绍： Melanie Benjamin是Melanie Hauser的笔名, 她曾撰写过两本现代小说。《我成为了爱丽丝》是她第一次以这个笔名撰写的历史小说。 Benjamin现居芝加哥，目前她正在筹划她的下一本历史小说，并且Delacorte已经签下了她的下两本小说。Melaine Benjamin出生在印第安那州，從小就喜歡閱讀，一直衛冕社區圖書館閱讀大賽冠軍。 大學期間她也一直參加各種舞臺劇的創作，直到遇見她丈夫，搬到芝加哥。這時，她開始為當地的報刊寫作。她結合了自己對歷史和傳記的熱情，以“Melanie Benjamin”的筆名寫作，最後發覺自己喜歡寫故事後的故事，先後寫了“Alice I Have Been”,”The Autobiography of Mrs. Tom Thumb”以及“Aviator’s wife”

Melanie Benjamin is a pseudonym for Melanie Hauser, who has written two contemporary novels. Alice I Have Been was her first work of historical fiction and the first under this name. Benjamin lives in Chicago where she is at work on her next historical novel and Delacorte has just signed a new two book deal!

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