Gift from the Sea

1955 book by Anne Morrow Lindbergh

Gift from the Sea

First edition

Author| Anne Morrow Lindbergh
Language| English
Publisher| Pantheon Books

Publication date

| 1955
Publication place| United States
Pages| 127

Gift from the Sea is a book by Anne Morrow Lindbergh first published in 1955.

While on vacation on Florida's Captiva Island in the early 1950s, Lindbergh wrote the essay-style work by taking shells on the beach for inspiration and reflecting on the lives of Americans, particularly American women, in the mid-20th century. She shares her meditations on youth and age, love and marriage, peace, solitude, and contentment during her visit.

## Themes

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Sometimes classified as inspirational literature, the book presages many of the themes in that genre of popular literature: simplicity, solitude, and caring for the soul.

## Reception

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Gift from the Sea has sold over 3 million copies and has been translated into 45 languages. According to Publishers Weekly, the book was the top nonfiction bestseller in the United States for 1955.[1]

## References

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1. ^ Alice Payne Hackett. 70 years of bestsellers: 1895-1965 (1967), p, 162

## External links

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* From One Life to Another, Spiritual Connections Light Up Our Journey Archived 2015-10-13 at the Wayback Machine at Read the Spirit

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Anne Morrow Lindbergh

Books|

* North to the Orient (1935)
* Listen! The Wind (1938)
* The Steep Ascent (1944)
* Gift from the Sea (1955)
* The Unicorn and Other Poems (1956)
* Dearly Beloved (1962)

Family|

* Charles Lindbergh (husband)
* Jon Lindbergh (son)
* Anne Lindbergh (daughter)
* Reeve Lindbergh (daughter)
* Erik Lindbergh (grandson)
* Dwight Morrow (father)
* Elizabeth Cutter Morrow (mother)

Miscellaneous|

* Anne Morrow Lindbergh: First Lady of the Air (2006 biography)
* Highfields
* Lindbergh kidnapping
* Tingmissartoq

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