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Gift from the Sea

by Anne Morrow Lindbergh

Reflections shaped by the shore

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AlbakiReads Editorial

Reflections shaped by the shore

Anne Morrow Lindbergh uses seashells as points of departure for reflections on the changing shape of a woman’s life. The subjects range from youth and age to marriage, solitude, peace, and contentment, with particular attention to the pull of modern conveniences and overcommitment on time for family and contemplation. Her account of partnership emphasizes a relationship that changes and endures over time. The book’s organizing image links its personal meditations to questions of how to make room for creativity and reflection in daily life.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers interested in reflective writing on relationships, marriage, and family life.
  • Readers seeking meditations on solitude, contentment, and the pressures of modern routines.
  • Readers interested in reflections on women’s lives across different stages.

Themes

Women’s lives and life stagesMarriage and evolving partnershipSolitude and contemplationModern routines and overcommitmentPeace and contentment

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Book overview

With meditations on youth and age, love and marriage, peace, solitude, and contentment, here is an inimitable classic that guides us to find a space for contemplation and creativity in our own lives.

"Gift from the Sea is 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 Review


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.

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.
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