Lost in the Summer of '69

A Novel

By: Eliza Knight

Narrated by: Helen Laser

Three generations of women, an unforgettable summer of music, and the epic cross-country road trip they'll never forget.
Summer, 1969: Eleanor Bell doesn't have anything to lose. According to the doctors, she might not remember how to sing or play guitar soon, so why not head west now? Why not join the music festivals sweeping the country and lose herself in the music again, in a swan song of her own?
Except she forgets, maybe on purpose, to tell anyone where she's going. When her daughter, Leanne, discovers her mother missing, she enlists the help of her own daughter, Nora, to help her find Eleanor. The last thing Nora wants to do before starting as one of Yale's first female undergrads is hit the road. But then Nora hears something strange on the radio—her grandmother's voice, singing. Nora and Leanne hop in their Chevy for a cross-country road trip, always one step behind Eleanor, who has been dubbed the Dame of Rock n' Roll by none other than Johnny Carson.
Full of nostalgia and awash with the warmth of summer, Lost in the Summer of '69 is an epic celebration of savoring the encore-no matter what the next act may bring.

Bonding

I loved the bonding of mother and daughter along with Leanne slowly relaxing and letting her hair down literally!

I enjoyed the 1969 lingo and details.

Really fun story!

A trip down memory lane

Talking of all the musical acts I have grown up with was epic. It’s a story of women in one family and how music shapes them. 1969 was really a time when most women stayed home and made dinner every night. Took care of the family while the Dad worked. It’s a story of how they all come together in the end

Good book, did not enjoy the narrator

The story was great and kept me engaged, otherwise I would have returned the book. Sounded like a TV commercial