A mother of five, an acclaimed writer and a pioneering aviator, Lindbergh casts an unsentimental eye on the trappings of modernity that threaten to overwhelm us: the time-saving gadgets that complicate rather than simplify, the multiple commitments that take us from our families.

Drawing inspiration from the shells on the shore, Lindbergh's musings on the shape of a woman's life bring new understanding to both men and women at any stage of life. In this inimitable, beloved classic-graceful, lucid and lyrical-Anne Morrow Lindbergh shares her meditations on youth and age love and marriage peace, solitude and contentment as she set them down during a brief vacation by the sea. USPS electronic tracking number issued free of charge. The book will be carefully packaged for shipment for protection from the elements. Includes a nice crisp dust jacket with only a hint of shelf wear. The interior pages are clean and unmarked. The covers are in great shape with only lightly indented spine ends. Near Fine or Very Good+ condition with a VG dust jacket. Oyster-colored textured boards illustrated with sea crustaceans and quarter-bound in black. It was a Book-of-the-Month Club dividend and a Reader's Digest Condensed Book, with publicity and excerpts in newspapers and national magazines.

Acclaimed by reviewers and public alike, Gift From the Sea has won a Christopher Award and the Book Award of the National Council of Women. There the shore's gifts from the sea-varied and beautiful shells-turned her thoughts to the varied challenges of a woman's life, the perplexities of man-woman love, the changes within marriage, the dilemma of middle-age.

The author's first book in eleven years, it rose from her search, during a solitary island vacation, for a meaningful pattern to her own or any other woman's life. and - Anne Morrow Lindbergh's thoughtful, perceptive look at modern woman's problems and rewards, Gift From the Sea has sounded a common chord in the hearts of women everywhere, becoming an immediate bestseller.

Her new book, Dearly Beloved, is published by Harcourt, Brace & World, Inc. Lindbergh, the mother of five children, and a noted novelist and poet. Anne Morrow Lindbergh is the daughter of a diplomat, the wife of Charles A. SYNOPSIS: This great book by a famous woman and distinguished writer provides inspiring answers to the problems and conflicts of modern existence and offers a guide to a happier and fuller life. CONTENTS: I The Beach II Channelled Whelk III Moon Shell IV Double-Sunrise V Oyster Bed VI Argonauta VII A Few Shells VIII The Beach at My Back. Anne Morrow Lindbergh, author of the new bestseller DEARLY BELOVED. Light Creasing on Front, Rear Covers Front, Rear Covers, Spine Lightly Chipped Edges Lightly Soiled Slight Yellowing Due to Age.

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