Ranked #35 in Poetry Writing, Ranked #51 in Beach — see more rankings.
In this inimitable, beloved classic—graceful, lucid and lyrical—Anne Morrow Lindbergh shares her meditations on youth and age; love and marriage; peace, solitude and contentment as she set them down during a brief vacation by the sea. Drawing inspiration from the shells on the shore, Lindbergh’s musings on the shape of a woman’s life bring new understanding to both men and women at any stage of life. A mother of five, an acclaimed writer and a pioneering aviator, Lindbergh casts an unsentimental eye on the trappings of modernity that threaten to overwhelm us: the time-saving gadgets that... more
Rankings by Category
Gift from the Sea is ranked in the following categories:
- #52 in Author Biography
- #78 in Inspiration
- #86 in Morals