Books like Summer of '69 by Elin Hilderbrand
Seventeen‑year‑old Jessie LeVine returns to her grandmother’s historic Nantucket home for the first time since her parents’ divorce. With her older sister Blair pregnant in Boston and her cousin Kirby attempting to stay independent on Martha’s Vineyard, the summer’s plans are already upended.
Meanwhile, the nation is on the brink of change. The civil‑rights protests ripple through the islands, a Vietnam‑deployed troop returns home, and the same summer sees the Kennedy Chappaquiddick incident and the first moon landing. Each event echoes in the Levin household, where hidden secrets and shifting loyalties test the bonds of family.
As the Livens navigate politics, love, and survival, Jessie learns that growing up in 1969 means confronting both personal and universal upheavals.
First publish date: 2019
Genre: Historical Fiction/20th Century Historical Fiction
Authors: Elin Hilderbrand
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