Summer of 69 by Elin Hilderbrand
Brand: BACK BAY BOOKS
Product Description
Four siblings experience the drama intrigue and upheaval of the 60s summer when everything changed in Elin Hilderbrands 1 New York Times bestselling historical novel. Welcome to the most tumultuous summer of the twentieth century. Its 1969 and for the Levin family the times they are achanging. Every year the children have looked forward to spending the summer at their grandmothers historic home in downtown Nantucket. But like so much else in America nothing is the same Blair the oldest sister is marooned in Boston pregnant with twins and unable to travel. Middle sister Kirby caught up in the thrilling vortex of civil rights protests and determined to be independent takes a summer job on Marthas Vineyard. Onlyson Tiger is an infantry soldier recently deployed to Vietnam. And thirteenyearold Jessie suddenly feels like an only child marooned in the house with her outoftouch grandmother and her worried mother while each of them hides a troubling secret. As the summer heats up Ted Kennedy sinks a car in Chappaquiddick man flies to the moon and Jessie and her family experience their own dramatic upheavals along with the rest of the country. In her first historical novel rich with the details of an era that shaped both a nation and an island thirty miles out to sea Elin Hilderbrand once again earns her title as queen of the summer novel. show more
Condition : New
Author : Elin Hilderbrand
Weight : 483
Publisher : BACK BAY BOOKS
Language : English
EAN : 9780316420006
ISBN10 : 031642000X
Format : Paperback
Date of Publication : 20200924
Place of Publication : United States
Pagination : NA
Dimensions : 137 X 203 X 33mm