Austin Chapter
Reader's Guide
October 2001
Under a Wing
by Reeve Lindbergh
A sweetly moving memoir of growing up as the daughter of aviator and American hero Charles Lindbergh and beloved writer Ann Morrow Lindbergh. The novelist is the youngest of five Lindbergh children, all born after the tragic kidnapping of the famous couple's first-born son.
- Having known of this famous couple, with what new insights or surprises did this book provide you?
- What was the most touching part of the book to you? Why?
- (trick question) Who do you think the dominant character in the book is?
- What event in the author’s life most altered her relationship with her mother?
- Do you think having two celebrity parents made it easier or more difficult for the author?
- What were some of the things from which a life of privilege could not shield the author?
- Would you put this book at the top, bottom, or middle of authors we have read - in terms of literary quality?
- Other than her father and mother, what family member was most interestingly portrayed by the author?