New Book Captures the Spirit of Anne Morrow Lindbergh
"A beautiful, very wise, and gentle book-immediately important to those who read it, and just the right kind of tribute to my mother. It's a gift to ME, among others." – Reeve Lindbergh, President of The Charles A. and Anne Morrow Lindbergh Foundation and Youngest Daughter of Anne & Charles Lindbergh

Gift from the Sea, Anne Morrow Lindbergh's classic memoir about developing a spiritual "room of one's own," has sold millions of copies and inspired generations of women everywhere. Now for the first time, an author tells her own story of being transformed by Anne's elegant style and profound spirituality. Kim Dickson's Gifts from the Spirit, endorsed and applauded by Reeve Lindbergh, the author of three highly acclaimed books about her mother, weaves together timeless sayings and quotations from Anne's books, diaries, and letters, showing how they are as true for women today as they were for Anne's first readers.
     Each chapter of Gifts from the Spirit begins with a meditative passage from Anne, followed by an explanation of where Anne was in her own life journey when she penned the immortal words–her courtship to the world-famous aviator Charles Lindbergh, her early marriage, motherhood, and her own writing career. Dickson then relates Anne's experiences to her own life as a mother, teacher, and author, and the lives of contemporary women of all backgrounds.
     Gifts from the Spirit moves between the lives of Lindbergh and Dickson to serve as an example of how women today can stand against the tide and grow into the fullness of their own being, as Anne did before them.
     Crossroad is pleased to be publishing Gifts from the Spirit during the 75th anniversary celebrations of Charles Lindbergh's historic trans-Atlantic crossing.
     KIM JOCELYN DICKSON is a writer and teacher living in Southern California. She attended Lindbergh High School in St. Louis and earned a B.S. in Education from the University of Missouri-Columbia and an M.A. in Religious Education at Princeton Theological Seminary. It was at Princeton that Gift from the Sea captured her imagination as an eloquent expression of the deep spiritual struggle facing many modern women. She is currently working on plans for a major website devoted to fostering the memory and advancement of Anne Morrow Lindbergh's literary legacy.