When the Selective Service notice comes for Tiger, Kate's first instinct is to throw it away. Surely this is every American mother's first instinct? Pretend it got lost in the mail, buy Tiger a few more weeks of freedom before the U.S. Army sends another letter - by which time, this god-awful war in Vietnam might be over.
Summer of '69 by Elin Hilderbrand
The other mothers didn't do the terrible thing that she did. She deserves to be punished; she has enjoyed every happy day of the past sixteen years like it was something she borrowed, and not, finally, the time for payback has arrived.
6 comments:
Can't help but think of the Bryan Adams song of the same title. Hope you enjoy the read.
I loved this book! I hope you enjoy it. Here's mine: “BIG LIES IN A SMALL TOWN”
Nice teaser and first paragraph. Definitely can understand the mother's motivation in the first paragraph. Hope you enjoy the book! My Teaser
This was a very popular book this year. See what we are featuring at Girl Who Reads
I have been curious about this novel.
My teaser for this week: https://collinesblog.com/2019/12/10/teaser-tuesday-pride-and-prejudice-and-mistletoe/
I do not think this is for me.
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