![]() ![]() It was almost like finding Easter eggs with each one mentioned. Like the moon landing, Woodstock, Teddy Kennedy's accident, and more. ![]() There are a lot of historical points of reference, too. ![]() Kate has a drinking issue, Exalta comes across as anti-semitic, Blair's fairly new marriage is a mess, and the whole world seems to be melting down. One might even say they are dysfunctional. I was born in the mid-seventies, but it is still strange to think about 1969 as being "historical." As we are on the fiftieth anniversary of that summer, a lot of it is in the news again. The Summer of '69 was Elin Hilderbrand's first attempt at a historical novel and she did a great job. Will the Levin family and the rest of the country make it through that tumultuous summer? Not only is the war dividing the country, but the civil rights movement is at its peak and racial tensions are still high. The Summer of '69 is tumultuous for the rest of the country, too. And Jessie is a young teen struggling with being on the brink of womanhood. ![]() Blair is stuck in the city, pregnant with twins, and not sure she chose to marry the right brother. Kirby left Nantucket to work the summer on Martha's Vineyard. The only son in the family, Tiger, is off fighting in the war and nothing but his safety matters to Kate. Kate and her mother, Exalta, are trying to carry on as if nothing is wrong, but it is. The Summer of '69 was a tumultuous one for the Levin family. ![]()
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