As an artist and a woman, Anne Morrow
Lindberg seemed to have it all: healthy children, a famous husband,
and acclaim for her writing, but like all of us there were mountains
to climb. This series of diaries and letters gives us a glimpse of
the inner woman and how she stood up to the challenges in her life.
One of the major themes is her need for
solitude to fill the cup of creativity. With five children, finding
quiet times is never easy. Although Anne had little houses to write
in at most of the places she lived, seizing time for herself came
with the price of guilt. I think one of the most fascinating sections
is her life on Captiva, an island off the coast of Florida. It's here
that she got the idea for “Gift from the Sea.” Some of the
sections for that book come word for word from the diary she kept at
this time.
I highly recommend this book. If you
are a woman in the middle years, I think you will find yourself in
the pages. Wanting to be your own person and be acknowledge for your
art on one hand, but taking the job of wife and particularly mother
very seriously. I loved the book. It's the kind of book you want to
dip into from time to time to feel the touch of a courageous soul.
I reviewed this book for the Amazon
Vine Program.
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