The Aviator's Wife by Melanie Benjamin

Benjamin's fascinating historical fiction is told from the perspective of Anne Morrow Lindbergh.  The novel alternates between different stages of the Lindbergh's marriage, from their unexpected courtship to the kidnapping of their baby and the final betrayal as Charles's secrets are revealed.  Anne is an accomplished remarkable strong woman despite the constant pressure she is under, and is torn between being a wife and the ambassador's daughter.  It is a good read that makes one wonder, as Anne's mother told her, that "only the weak needs heroes..."