COURSE LEADERS: Paula Kauffman, Gerre Shenkin
MEETS: 7 Wednesdays TIME: 1:00pm - 3:00pm
DATES COURSE MEETS: 10/1, 10/8, 10/15, 10/22, 10/29, 11/5, 11/12
PRICE: $55.00
LOCATION: 8081 E. Orchard Rd., Greenwood Village, CO 80111 Map
TYPE: Lecture,Discussion,Reading
CATEGORY: HISTORY, LITERATURE & WRITING
DESCRIPTION:
Two of the 20th century’s most compelling personalities are revealed in the book The Aviator’s Wife, a work of historical fiction. Most famously known as Charles Lindbergh’s wife, the overlooked Anne Lindbergh was an award-winning writer, an accomplished aviator, and a woman who dealt with life’s challenges with her famous husband and the period in history. Amazing facts about Charles Lindbergh will also be revealed, including his Nazi leanings and his three mistresses. Those who read The Aviator’s Wife will enjoy the course more.
Highly recommended book: (used as the basis for the course) Melanie Benjamin, The Aviator’s Wife: A Novel (Bantam, 2013)
Recommended reading: Anne Morrow Lindbergh, Gift from the Sea (Pantheon Books, 1991).