Under a Wing - by Reeve Lindbergh (Paperback)

About the Book

A memoir of the Lindbergh family by a daughter of the famous aviator Charles Lindbergh.

Book Synopsis

The"poignant and superbly written memoir"(Chicago Tribune) of growing up as the daughter of Charles and Anne Morrow Lindbergh.

- Famous family: Reeve Lindbergh was the youngest child in her family. Her parents were so successful at avoiding publicity that it took years before she realized that they were famous.

- Personal anecdotes: Reeve writes about events that weren't known to the public. This is the story of what it was like to be a part of that extraordinary family.

- Beautiful, touching writing: Reviewers nationwide praised the quality of writing in Reeve Lindbergh's memoir when it was first published ten years ago.

Review Quotes

"A poignant and superbly written memoir...A story of fascinating contradictions." -- James Tobin, Chicago Tribune

"A wonderful family memoir." -- Geoffrey C. Ward, The New York Times Book Review

"Marvelous, moving...An insider's look at the Lindberghs' private lives...this is a daughter's-eye view: gentle, candid and illustrated with intimate everyday details." -- Susan Cheever, USA Today

"Touching...[an] often wry and compelling mosaic of life with father." -- T. H. Watkins, The Washington Post Book World

About the Author

Reeve Lindbergh is the author of many children's books and the novels No More Words: A Journal of My Mother, Anne Morrow Lindbergh, and Forward from Here: Leaving Middle Age--and Other Unexpected Adventures. She lives with her husband, Nat Tripp, on a farm in northern Vermont.