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They were young, bright, brassy. They were two scared kids in love – and reaching for the stars… That’s how it was for Ben and Ginnie in 1951. Ben, the writer who couldn’t seem to make it. Ginnie, the dancer who couldn’t seem to miss. Together the world was theirs for the asking. In the exhilarating world of show biz, from the neon glamour of New York to the starry glitter of Hollywood, it was love and glory – pure, intense, and perfect – all the way. Together they soared on wings of joy and laughter – until it all came flying apart. Could an enchanted love like theirs end, become mere memory, when it deserved minstrels and bold knights on white chargers and pennants flapping gaily from tall towers?

SUMMER OF '42 is a charming and tender novel...The overall effect is one of high hilarity. Raucher is a comic-artist who is able to convey the fears and joys...of the boy and at the same time give older readers a wrench in the heart. " - PUBLISHERS WEEKLY A classic coming-of-age story and international bestseller. Captivating and evocative, Herman Raucher's semi-autobiographical tale has been made into a record-breaking Academy Award nominated hit movie, adapted for the stage, and enchanted readers for generations. In the summer of 1942, Hermie is fifteen. He is wildly obsessed with sex, and passionately in love with an "older woman" of twenty-two, whose husband is overseas and at war. Ambling through Nantucket Island with his friends, Hermie's indelible narration chronicles his frantic efforts to become a man, especially one worthy of the lovely Dorothy, as well as his glorious and heartbreaking initiation into sex.