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I was pretty much Jessie's age at this time in history, so this book called to me. This family has enough secrets to go around, and then some. Every main female character has a story to tell. And with the exception of the son, Tiger, all the men do too, even Ted Kennedy, well we all found out about his story, eventually. This is a quick read, it will keep your interest, and the chapters named after popular songs of the day adds some fun.
Another wonderful story from Elin HIlderbrand! I love her beach themed books about Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard. This story about generations of a family has secrets, lies, betrayals, young love, old love, Woodstock, Viet Nam War, moon landings,and mostly how a family holds itself together in the turbulent 60's.
Always a satisfying read. Family spending the summer of 69 at their home in Nantucket. Grandmother, mother, three daughters. Son is in Vietnam. One daughter married and pregnant. The other a war protester and feminist. The other a new 13 year old. Covers all the significant historical events of that summer and the time - feminism, war, hippies, Woodstock, the moon landing and space race, and Chappaquiddick. All the backdrop to a good family story with depth.
