Reeve Lindbergh is the youngest daughter of Charles A. and Anne Morrow Lindbergh, two of the most famous people of the twentieth century, who, ironically, both intensely cherished privacy. In her new book, Lindbergh reflects on her own 'two lives', navigating her role as the public face of her family while, at the same time, leading a very quiet existence in rural Vermont. After devoting years to keeping separate her 'Lindbergh life' and her everyday life on her farm, she now finds herself able to make peace with her two lives.
Lindbergh takes us into the National Air and Space Museum and her kitchen drawers with equal ease, discovering that the history-making items on display are, for her, like the memorabilia that most families keep in the attic. Two Lives reconciles the seemingly separate worlds of fame and privacy, even finding a 'certain sweetness' when they intersect.
“Two Lives is a beautiful essay collection: funny and wry some moments, wistful and wise at others. Lindbergh may be the daughter of two gifted aviators, but she soars in her own right. This book is insightful, astute, and - best of all - honest." ~ Chris Bohjalian, bestselling author of The Flight Attendant and The Sandcastle Girls
"Humor and elegance are just two of many words to describe Reeve Lindbergh’s Two Lives. She shares both her busy life on her beloved sheep farm and her public life, answering the questions Charles and Anne Morrow Lindbergh refused to entertain. She gives us hope for finding balance in our far too busy lives.” ~ Diane Rehm, Host, “On My Mind” WAMU/NPR
