Dearly Beloved.

Lindbergh, Anne Morrow

Published by Harcourt, Brace and World, New York, 1962

About this Item

First edition of the author's classic bestselling novel. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page in the year of publication, "For Friedel and Paul Thompson with all good wishes from Anne M.L. June 1962." Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Paul Bacon. A June wedding sets the scene for Anne Morrow Lindberghâ s bestselling novel, Dearly Beloved. The ceremony is a great moment during which the â gathered togetherâ survey not just this couple, this occasion, but their own lives, hopes, and fears. As the family and guests follow the familiar marriage service, they are stirred to new insightsâ "on love, on marriage, and on all the stages of development involved. For the young and eager bridesmaid and best man, marriage still lies ahead; but for the mothers of the bride and groom, and for friends and relatives, the sight of the young couple and the words of the minister evoke more troubling thoughts and deeper questions. Anne Morrow Lindbergh wisely chose the framework of a wedding as a meditation on togetherness to contrast the questions she contemplated on solitude in her bestselling classic Gift from the Sea. The novel's structure also gave her scope for her reflectionsâ "some of them autobiographicalâ "and intuitions about the most crucial of human relationships, reflections she calls â a theme and variations.â It sold more than 100,000 copies and was on the New York Times Best Seller list for nearly 30 weeks.[2] Kirkus Reviews wrote: "It is a sensitiveâ "at times a tragicâ "book, penetrating the depths of men's and women's souls, as line after line of the service is spoken, with its meaning enlarged, heightened by the lives of the listeners. . The composite that emerges is a many hued tapestry, almost flawless in projection and performance.". Seller Inventory # 114233

Bibliographic Details

Title: Dearly Beloved.

Publisher: Harcourt, Brace and World, New York

Publication Date: 1962

Binding: Hardcover

Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included

Signed: Signed by Author(s)

Edition: 1st Edition