I feel like I’m living in one of Vivian Howe’s novels.” But, she adds, “They usually have happy endings. As an investigator tells the chief of police Ed Kapenash, who plays a recurring role in the Hilderbrand oeuvre: “This is all very life-imitating-art here, Chief. Summer of 69wades gracefully into a time of political upheaval not unlike the one were in nowHilderbrand shifts among characters with her usual ease, weaving a saga that will make you forget the dynamics of your own dysfunctional people as you crowd into a too-small vacation rental. Access a growing selection of included Audible Originals, audiobooks and podcasts. The story is a family saga, a mystery and a moving retrospective that manages to be clever without being coy. 2 Works Popularity 10,471 (708 Members) 748 Books 38 Reviews ½ 3.7. Summer of 69 By: Elin Hilderbrand Narrated by: Laurel Lefkow Length: 13 hrs and 21 mins 4.6 (7 ratings) Try for 0.00 Pick 1 title (2 titles for Prime members) from our collection of bestsellers and new releases. At the beginning of the book, a hit-and-run accident lands Vivi in the Beyond, where she is granted one summer to watch over her children, plus three “nudges” should she want to influence their decisions.

Like her creator, Vivi is a “wash-ashore” on Nantucket, a best-selling author of beach reads and a mother of three - and let’s hope the similarities end there. It's 1969, and for the Levin family, the times they are a-changing. Welcome to the most tumultuous summer of the twentieth century. Elin Hilderbrand on finding the 'emotional truth' in 'Summer of 69' CBS Mornings 2.47M subscribers Subscribe 5. I have no patience for dead people who hang around in fiction, but I made an exception for Vivian Howe, who gets killed in the opening pages of Hilderbrand’s latest, most philosophical and (I’m declaring it) best novel, GOLDEN GIRL, which comes out on June 1. Four siblings experience the drama, intrigue, and upheaval of the '60s summer when everything changed in Elin Hilderbrand's 1 New York Times bestselling historical novel.

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