It's not truly summer until you have an Elin Hilderbrand novel in your beach bag. "Summer of '69" ($11, originally $20) is her first historical novel, marrying history with the character-rich stories that make her books so compelling.
The Levin family are going through quite a lot — son Tiger has been drafted, eldest sister Blair is pregnant with twins and unable to travel to Nantucket, middle sister Kirby is getting involved with the civil rights movement, and youngest sister Jessie feels utterly alone. It's a summer where nothing will ever be the same again.
— Additional reporting by Emily Weaver and Sabienna Bowman
Amanda Prahl is a freelance writer, playwright/lyricist, dramaturg, teacher, and copywriter/editor. Amanda has also contributed to Slate, Bustle, Mic, The Mary Sue, and others.
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