{"product_id":"summer-of-69-paperback","title":"Summer of '69 (Paperback)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eI just LOVE [Elin Hilderbrand's] books, they are such compulsive reads\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e' - Marian Keyes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'T\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ehe beach read of the summer\u003c\/b\u003e . . . \u003cb\u003eA must buy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e' - Library Journal\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWelcome to the most tumultuous summer of the twentieth century . . .\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEvery 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. Blair, the oldest sister, is marooned in Boston, pregnant with twins and unable to travel. Middle sister Kirby is caught up in the thrilling vortex of civil rights protests with her friend Mary Jo Kopechne. And Tiger, the only son, has just been deployed to Vietnam.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThirteen-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 . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn her first historical novel, Elin Hilderbrand once again cements her title as 'Queen of the Summer Novel' \u003ci\u003e(People)\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Elin Hilderbrand\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Sink into this book like a hot, scented bath . . . a delicious, relaxing pleasure' - \u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'[Elin Hilderbrand] signifies the start of summer to readers' - \u003ci\u003eThe Book Reporter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Perfect holiday reading' - \u003ci\u003eCandis\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'The queen regent of the easy-breezy summer novel' - \u003ci\u003eNew York Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Elin Hilderbrand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40305589878962,"sku":"1529374766","price":305.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0562\/9191\/8002\/products\/98645_611eec09d14885.90681088_9781529374766_0c416d4e-ec2e-46b1-b26f-7c67d5548df6.jpg?v=1659620149","url":"https:\/\/www.wordsworth.co.za\/products\/summer-of-69-paperback","provider":"Wordsworth Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}