Under a Wing: A Memoir

Under a Wing: A Memoir

Reeve Lindbergh
$15.99
Publication Date: May 5th, 2009
Publisher:
Simon & Schuster
ISBN:
9781439148839
Pages:
224

Description

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.

About the Author

Reeve Lindbergh is the author of several books for adults and children. They include the memoir of her childhood and youth, Under a Wing, No More Words, a description of the last years of her mother, Anne Morrow Lindbergh, and Forward From Here, a memoir about entering her sixties. She lives with her husband, Nat Tripp, and several animals on a farm in northern Vermont.

Praise for Under a Wing: A Memoir

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

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

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

"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