Gift from the Sea: 50th-Anniversary Edition [Paperback]

In this inimitable classic, Anne Morrow Lindbergh shares her meditations on youth and age, love and marriage, peace, solitude, and contentment during a brief vacation by the sea.

Drawing inspiration from the the shells on the shore, Lindbergh's musings on the shape of a woman's life will bring new understanding to readers, male and family, at any stage of life. A mother of five and professional writer, she casts an unsentimental eye at the trappings of modern life that threaten to overwhelm us -- the timesaving gadgets that complicate our lives, the overcommitments that take us from our families -- and by recording her own thoughts in a brief escape from her everyday demands, she guides her readers to find a space for contemplation and creativity in their own lives. With great wisdom and insight she describes the shifting shapes of relationships and marriage, presenting a vision of a life lived in enduring and evolving partnership. A groundbreaking work when it was first published, this book has retained its freshness as it has been rediscovered by generations of readers and is no less current today.Introduction to the Fiftieth Anniversary Edition by Reeve Lindbergh vii 

1 The Beach 7 
2 Channelled Whelk 13 
3 Moon Shell 31 
4 Double-Sunrise 53 
5 Oyster Bed 69 
6 Argonauta 81 
7 A Few Shells 103 
8 The Beach at My Back 113 

Gift from the Sea Re-opened 121 Gift from the Seais like a shell itself in its small and perfect form . . . It tells of light and life and love and the security that lies at the heart. --New York Times Book ReviewAnne Morrow Lindbergh was born in 1906. She married Charles Lindbergh in 1929 and became a noted aviator in her own right, eventually publishing several books on the subject and receiving several aviation awards. Gift from the Sea, published in 1955, earned her international acclC$