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"Summer Magic" follows Donna Milewski and her tight‑knit family in their Polish‑American enclave. With a fragrant grandmother, an adept seamstress mother, and a supportive father who dreamt of a girl‑only polka band, life seems perfect. The arrival of little Betty, sent from Poland amid poverty, brings fresh challenges and a new chapter of community. As Donna and her father face a painful estrangement, the music of the all‑girl polka band becomes the bridge that guides them back to one another, celebrating family bonds and cultural tradition.
First publish date: 1982
Genre: Literary Fiction/Contemporary Literary Fiction
Authors: Laura Eden
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