Title: Summer of ’79: A Summer of ’69 Story
Author: Elin Hilderbrand
Published: February 2020, Little, Brown & Company
Format: E-book, 61 pages
Source: Personal copy
Summary:
AVAILABLE FOR A LIMITED TIME ONLY!
Elin Hilderbrand’s brief, irresistible postscript to her #1 New York Times bestselling novel Summer of ’69.
Catch up with Blair, Jessie, and Kirby ten years after the
summer everything changed. This “Summer of ’69 story” by Elin
Hilderbrand will be published in print in spring 2021 as part of a
Dorothea Benton Frank tribute anthology. Get it now in digital form, for
a limited time!
My thoughts: I cannot get enough of Elin Hilderbrand’s books. If she writes something I will read it and so of course, I had to read this little novella that is a follow-up to her last summer’s book, Summer of ’69. But let me just say, you absolutely need to read Summer of ’69 in order to fully appreciate this novella.
I am a big fan of series, but I like my stand alones just as much. And there’s something to be said for a book that has a ending that leaves you satisfied, but aren’t you still left wondering what comes next for those characters? Don’t you wonder where they end up a few years down the road? Well, Elin Hilderbrand gives us a peak into the Foley-Levin clan ten years after Summer of ’69 ends and how fun it was to reconnect with them.
This is a short book, coming in at only 61 pages, but in true Elin Hilderbrand fashion, you still feel the characters come to life and it feels as if you only just left them. While they are gathered for a somber occasion, it was a time for the family to reconnect and we see where these characters have landed, getting a quick snippet into their lives.
I love Elin Hilderbrand’s books. They are refreshing, original and completely entertaining. I’ve read every single one and am counting down the days until this year’s summer release.
