Character dynamics and place details dominate the narrative. “The times they are a-changing,” is an apt summation of the events of this story. Kate, her four children, and extended family members each have their own worries: Blair is pregnant with twins while her absent husband is working on the Apollo 11 mission Kirby is searching for herself-stuck between the political and social issues of the day and her strait-laced, upper-class background Tiger, of his own volition, is fighting in Vietnam while his family frets over his safety Jessie is coming of age during a summer when it seems everything is going wrong Kate is harboring a secret that has haunted her for years and could tear the family apart. Set on the islands of Nantucket and Martha’s Vineyard off the coast of Massachusetts, this debut historical novel from “summer read” veteran Hilderbrand is a family saga that captures a glimpse of the 20 th century’s most tumultuous decade.
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