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...Reeve Lindbergh...
...would expect Reeve Lindbergh '67 to be fascinated by airplanes. After all, she is the daughter of Charles Lindbergh, who became instantly famous upon his completion of the first transatlantic airplane flight in May 1927, and Anne Morrow Lindbergh, a well-known author and an accomplished aviator herself. But in her new memoir, Under a Wing, Lindbergh quickly demystifies flying with Charles Lindbergh: "I know many people would yearn to have had the same experience, but as far as I was concerned, I was just sitting in the rear cockpit of a very small airplane, feeling a little sick...
...this clear, candid voice, Lindbergh tackles the daunting challenge of her family's legacy with a delightful mix of honesty, humor and wisdom. And although airplanes do not play a central role in the story she has to tell, this is a story that revolves around transportation none the less. Lindberg intersperses lively descriptions of her father's 6'2" frame folding itself into a Volkswagon Beetle for a quick road-side nap with tales of sleek Pullman trains and Ford Ranch Wagons. Lindbergh writes that her father "may have chosen it [the Ford] more in an attempt to camouflage...
...they do not happen chronologically, nor do they evolve around a central theme, subsequently germinating into a complex literary metaphor. Instead, the story just happens, which may cause many readers to feel disoriented and lost as the first few chapters progress, fluently transgressing borders of time and place. When Lindbergh is describing a memorable flyinglesson of her youth, she deftly weaves in hermother's experiences as a glider pilot, soaring onthermals some 15 to 20 years earlier...
These same unseen currents keep Lindberg'smemoir aloft, an invisible synthesis of style andease of language. The perceived disorder of thefirst few chapters fades away as the reader iscarried by these currents and Lindbergh'scompelling voice as she navigates her family storywith a quiet, determined tenacity that evokes herfather's meticulousness and her mother'stenderness...