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The summer of
The summer of 42
Author: Herman Raucher
In everyone's life there's a summer of '42.In that particular summer Hermie was fifteen, wildly obsessed with sex with an older woman of twenty=two. The sumnmer of '42 is hermie and the lovely Dorothy, of Hermie's frantic efforts to become a man, and of his glorious and heartbreakin inititation into sex, Poignancy and rioutous humor, a feast o...  more »
ISBN: 322370
Pages: 275
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Publisher: Dell
Book Type: Paperback
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reviewed The summer of "42 on + 3 more book reviews
Poignant book about gawky American teen in US WWII era who discovers that sexuality isn't all about lust. Great movie with Jennifer O'Neill.
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poignant story of a tenager's love affair with an older woman
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A charming, sweet, sentimental, warmly engaging read. Superbly written and deeply moving. Set on the fictional Packett Island, which is within a ferry ride distance from the New England coast, Summer Of '42 is a poignant coming-of-age story about a 15-year old boy in love with an older woman of 22.
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This is a very good book, in great condition. Old book but still a favorite. It was the nationwide bestseller novel and became an unforgettable motion picture.


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