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	• Gift From the Sea Anne Morrow Lindbergh Random House Audio, 1987 average customer review:based on 106 reviews
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A walk on the beach

Wow! What a great book. It was like taking another walk with my grandmother -- something I haven't been able to do since she passed away in 2002. While some of the specific details of Lindbergh's essays are out dated, they still spoke to me. The metaphor of the sea shell is a simple but powerful one. I ended up reading the book in the course of about half an hour.

Timeless Writing

I read this book years and years ago. Recently, when looking for a book club selection this was listed as a "must" because it created such a great discussion. Now after re-reading, I couldn't agree more! Anne Morrow Lindbergh's writing is as timeless as Shakespeare's. Although our society is much different now than in the 1950s, her thoughts are still as appropriate--in some ways even more so. From a literary standpoint, her use of shells to describe stages of life is remarkable! Can't wait to discuss this in our book club.

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I would not have believed that any book written in 1955 about women's problems could be so absolutely relevant today, and not only that, but says exactly what I believe about aloneness and solitude and how combined with nature, such solitude can truly refresh the soul. Deserves many re-readings. And what a novel idea, having many different types of shells represent the stages and relationships in a woman's life. It echos so exactly that line from "Bridges of Madison County" - "Once a woman marries and has children, her life becomes one of details." How baking biscuits can be creative and renew the spirit.

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A gift that will last a lifetime

This book and it's message are timeless. The message is as true today as it was 50 years ago.

This book was given to me many summers ago and it has become an annual read.

Beautiful Book

This book contains the mid-life reflections of Anne Morrow Lindbergh. The Lindberghs had a summer cabin on the beach. Anne relished the time she spent at the cabin alone, free from the worries and petty details of raising five children. One summer, she decided to write out her daily meditations, and the result is found here in this slim book.

Inspired by the seashells she found washed up on the shore, Lindbergh has arranged the book in chapters based on analogies with types of shells. Although the writing was produced in one particular summer in the 1950s, the topics of the chapters are timeless. The chapter on simplicity has become a classic in the simplicity literature, and some readers may already be familiar with its content through encountering excerpts elsewhere. Besides simplicity, Lindbergh also discusses the need for taking time for oneself to rest, and how this need is particularly strong for caregivers (like mothers of small children). She reflects on the types and stages of intimate relationships, and ways to nourish closeness between partners. When I first picked up the book, I figured I would read it cover to cover in an hour or so and move on to something else. But the content of the book was so thought-provoking, I soon put the brakes on, slowing my reading pace down to savor every word. The book is short and simple, but very profound.

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