Gift From The Sea

Author: LINDBERGH, ANNE MORROW

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  • : 9780701188627
  • : Penguin Random House
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  • : February 2015
  • : 170mm X 129mm
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  • : May 2015
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Description

 'Women need solitude in order to find again the true essence of themselves.'


First published in 1955 and an instant bestseller, Gift from the Sea is a classic, wise book for women about how to flourish in life, how to balance life, work, motherhood; about finding space to think and breathe.


Holidaying by the sea, and taking inspiration from the shells she finds on the seashore, Anne Morrow Lindbergh meditates on youth and age, love and marriage, peace, solitude and contentment. Her insights - into aspects of the modern world that threaten to overwhelm us, the complications of technology, the ever multiplying commitments that take us from our families - are as relevant today as they ever were, perhaps even more so. By recording her thoughts during a brief escape from everyday demands, Anne Morrow Lindbergh helps readers find a space for contemplation and creativity within their own lives.

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Beautiful anniversary edition of the intelligent, inspiring book that has changed the lives of millions of women

Reviews

"Read it -- it will be one of your happiest discoveries" --Sainsbury's Magazine


"A modern classic" --Good Book Guide


"Quietly powerful and a great help. Glorious". --Emma Thompson.

Author description

Anne Morrow Lindbergh was born in 1906 in New Jersey. She married aviator Charles Lindbergh, and became a renowned aviator in her own right. In 1932, the couple's first baby, Charles, was kidnapped and found dead. The incident caused a media furore, and the Lindberghs retreated to England, and later to an island off the coast of Brittany, before returning to the US in 1938. Anne Morrow Lindbergh's many books (including biographies, poetry, general non-fiction and diaries) won her several prestigious awards and A Gift from the Sea made her a household name for a generation of women. Anne Morrow Lindbergh spent her final years in her Connecticut home, continuing her writing projects and enjoying visits from her children and grand-children. She died on February 7, 2001, at the age of ninety-four.