The Flower And The Nettle: Diaries And Letters Of Anne Morrow Lindbergh 1936-1939
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
At the turbulent crossroads of personal grief and global unrest, Anne Morrow Lindbergh's The Flower and the Nettle presents an intimate and unfiltered window into the years 1936–1939, a period shadowed by the looming spectre of World War II and the aftermath of one of America's most sensational tragedies. Through her diaries and letters, Lindbergh chronicles her life alongside aviation hero Charles Lindbergh — traversing Europe, witnessing the rise of fascism firsthand, and navigating the impossible tension between public scrutiny and private sorrow. With the elegant precision of a poet and the acute observation of a journalist, she captures not merely events but the very texture of an era teetering on the edge of catastrophe. Lindbergh's prose is at once luminous and disarming — she writes with a candour that strips away the mythology surrounding her famous name to reveal a woman of profound intellectual honesty and emotional depth. The Flower and the Nettle stands as a vital historical document and a deeply human memoir, illuminating the moral complexities faced by those who stood too close to power during the darkest years of the twentieth century. Published as part of the celebrated Helen and Kurt Wolff imprint at Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, this volume occupies a distinguished place in the canon of American biographical writing — leaving the reader to wonder: how does one remain true to oneself when history itself is closing in?
Author: Anne Morrow Lindbergh
Format: Hardback
Published: 1936, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich (A Helen and Kurt Wolff Book)
Genre: Biography
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
At the turbulent crossroads of personal grief and global unrest, Anne Morrow Lindbergh's The Flower and the Nettle presents an intimate and unfiltered window into the years 1936–1939, a period shadowed by the looming spectre of World War II and the aftermath of one of America's most sensational tragedies. Through her diaries and letters, Lindbergh chronicles her life alongside aviation hero Charles Lindbergh — traversing Europe, witnessing the rise of fascism firsthand, and navigating the impossible tension between public scrutiny and private sorrow. With the elegant precision of a poet and the acute observation of a journalist, she captures not merely events but the very texture of an era teetering on the edge of catastrophe. Lindbergh's prose is at once luminous and disarming — she writes with a candour that strips away the mythology surrounding her famous name to reveal a woman of profound intellectual honesty and emotional depth. The Flower and the Nettle stands as a vital historical document and a deeply human memoir, illuminating the moral complexities faced by those who stood too close to power during the darkest years of the twentieth century. Published as part of the celebrated Helen and Kurt Wolff imprint at Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, this volume occupies a distinguished place in the canon of American biographical writing — leaving the reader to wonder: how does one remain true to oneself when history itself is closing in?