![]() ![]() Hilderbrand throws enough curveballs to keep readers guessing, but not too many, maintaining the breezy pace her novels are known for * Booklist on THE PERFECT COUPLE *Īn honest, raw tale of friendship and love * Cosmopolitan on THE CASTAWAYS *Ī pacey read, with colourful characters that have fascinating motivations. enchanting novel * New York Journal of Books * More than a beach read, Summer of ' 69 delves deep into history. ![]() 'The queen regent of the easy-breezy summer novel' - New York Post ' signifies the start of summer to readers' - The Book Reporter 'Sink into this book like a hot, scented bath. In her first historical novel, Elin Hilderbrand once again cements her title as 'Queen of the Summer Novel' (People). Thirteen-year-old Jessie, the youngest of them all, suddenly feels like an only child, marooned in the house with her out-of-touch grandmother who is hiding secrets of her own. ![]() And Tiger, the only son, has just been deployed to Vietnam. Middle sister Kirby is caught up in the thrilling vortex of civil rights protests with her friend Mary Jo Kopechne. Blair, the oldest sister, is marooned in Boston, pregnant with twins and unable to travel. Įvery year the Levin children have looked forward to spending the summer at their grandmother's historic island home, but this year it's not to be. ![]() Welcome to the most tumultuous summer of the twentieth century. ' I just LOVE books, they are such compulsive reads ' - Marian Keyes ![]()
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