Summer of '69 by Elin Hilderbrand

Summer of '69 centers around the Foley/Levin family. Every summer they leave heat of Boston and head out to their grandmother's home in Nantucket for three months. The  summer of '69 proves to be a bit different from previous summers.

Kate is the mother of 4 children. Her only son, Tiger has been shipped off to Vietnam. Her eldest daughter, Blair is pregnant with her first child, stuck in Boston for the summer with her workaholic husband and finds herself bored, lonely and suspicious of her husband. Kirby is the middle child and has decided to spend her summer working at Martha's Vineyard rather than spend time with her family in Nantucket. Jessie is the youngest and only 13 years old. She isn't looking forward to the summer with her grandmother and aunt but it turns out to be more interesting than she would have ever imagined.

There is a lot of drama making for an exciting read however the relationship between Jessie and her brother, Tiger is by far the most interesting one. Tiger, sends her letters from Vietnam and in return she shares her secrets with him.

This is an interesting read in which all the characters grow and I was able to surprisingly relate to all of them with the exception of the grandmother.

This is a perfect author for fans of Jane Green's work. I will be putting more of Hilderbrand's books on my to be read pile.