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Summer of '69 by Elin Hilderbrand

4.0

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“It’s a revelation. Her mother is a human being who feels pain—sadness, loneliness, confusion. Jessie thought all grown-ups lived in a different atmosphere, one that was like a cool, clear gel. Adults had problems, Jessie knew—money and their children—but one of the benefits of reaching adulthood, she thought, was that you outgrew the raw, hot, chaotic emotions of adolescence.”

A touching story following the Nichols / Foley / Levin clan and their magical, coming of age, patriotic summer of 1969.

Everything I wanted from a summer beach read ❤️