Gift from the Sea: 50th-Anniversary Edition

Gift from the Sea was recommended to me by my 19 year old granddaughter.Obviously we are both struggling through different phases of our lives, both of us seeking to strengthen our center (that which holds us together). We found that Anne Lindbergh's descriptive and beautiful observations help clear a path forward for both of us. This is a book I will open many times as I broach the final miles of discovery I have yet to travel. A comforting and thought provoking read at any age. Beautiful in its simplicity.

This book is a MUST READ for every woman! Anne Morrow Lindberg KNOWS what we're thinking, what we need. Actually a good read for boyfriends, husbands and lovers, too, who want to understand you when you say that you simply need, "TIME ALONE!!"

What’s the one book you give to everyone? For me it is this book, which stands the test of time. It has messages about how to live life that continue to inspire me every time I read it

A good book for inspiring thoughts for creative journaling and motivation. Very enjoyable.

I only came across this book in 2019....and it was my immediate brand of heroin! It is one of the best books I've read in my entire adult life. Really, yes, that's no exaggeration. The author is so wise, unfortunately because of many heartbreaks in her own life. She rips her heart open with her fingertips, not aggressively, but slowly and allows her hurts to heal you. I was in shock when I realized that this was actually the 50th anniversary edition? It seems as if she was looking me in the eye and writing this solo for me and me alone. This book has become my devotional tool. The wisdom in this book is timeless. She isn't trying to tell you what to do. She is wanting to help you along the way, learning from experiences so that you will make better choices. I have started giving this book to anyone I become good friends with for a birthday gift. the first ones I wanted to give this book to was my daughters.

I’ve read this book many times over the last twenty five years and it always offers me something of value.

I sort of lost interest, because it was more like a psychology lesson than a novel.

Anne Morrow Lindberg was a well-educated, highly intelligent person, a gifted writer, and a poet par excellence. She was a loyal and loving yet subservient wife, a wonderful mother, and an accomplished pilot, navigator, and adventurist. She also had quite a story to tell herself and to be told by others.I have seen the movie depictions, read the books about her super hero husband, and most recently read a wonderful historical fiction work by Melanie Benjamin, The Aviator's Wife that filled in numerous voids in what the public knows about the intimacies and facts surrounding the Lindbergs, fictional though some of it may be.All these literary glimpses and silver screen journeys into the private lives of the not so private first family of aviation encouraged me to read Gift from the Sea. Anne Morrow Lindberg was not the first or only woman to suffer, sacrifice, and take up her dutiful place in the shadow of a powerful and influential husband and remain quiet and unimposing up to a point. But she is unique in the fact that she has allowed a look into her mind, heart, and soul through her own works.Gift from the Sea is a treasure to be appreciated slowly and repeatedly because one fast read will not disclose the wonders and beauties of the great pearl formed through the tragedies, irritations, heartbreak, and disappointments that deposited themselves in the oyster of Anne's life.What does a woman subordinated to the egotistical needs and demands of the most famous man in the world, with a vision the size of that world need, want, and dream of in the mature years of her life. Her repayment for years of dedicated service and seemingly unrequited love for a man with an agenda was to betrayal and placed second, third, or fourth in line of her dear, sweet husband and his other lovers and mothers of his illegitimate children.Alone on a beach, in a small cottage, walking along the shoreline with only the gentle rolling surf and waves lapping at the sand to speak to her, Anne finds that she resonates with the beauty, utility, freedom, and natural splendor of the vacated sea shells that she finds. A variety of colorful and gracefully designed shells speak different messages to her soul. And she shares those musings with the readers.The past will not change, the present is being formed in the crucible of her life already lived and the decisions she will make based on where and who she's been. Anne spoke out to the myriad women of the world who could say to and about her life experiences "Amen Sister, speak it, preach it." And preach it she did.Read Gift from the Sea once, put it down and go back again and again. Almost as if the shells are magic the message matures and morphs with age and the frame of mind of the reader at the time of the read. It's a small book, but it contains a wealth of spiritual jewels for the seeker.As a male, I recommend this book to both men and women with the suggestion that oftentimes women are better at sharing their heart than are men.I agree with Anne's daughter Reeve that re-reading the book brings renewed blessings originally penned in 1955 but are still relevant in 2013.

My Mother had this book and gave me a copy. I gave one to my daughter. I purchased this one for a friend who was with us at a seaside cottage. She spent much time exploring the shore and sharing her finds. I thought that she might enjoy this book and realize that it is not just about discoveries at the sea shore. I was especially moved when she told me that no one had ever given her a book before. I also loved the cover and thought if she never even read the book she could look at the cover and remember her happy time there.

I discovered this book by chance when I was on the coastal route of the Camino Portugues, looking for books about the ocean. I downloaded the pdf on my phone and could not put it down. When I came home, I had to order the hard copy and read it every so often. An excellent book as a gift for a female friend or family member.

This is a classic recommended by many.Loved it.Some may find it slow, though.No instant cure here. If you like meditative writing, this is recommended.

Las hojas están mal cortadas se ve muy feo y esta defectuoso

This is such a lovely book from a woman who really went through some stuff and, I think, a excellent gift for women.