Summer of '69 by Elin Hilderbrand* was the pick for one of my online bookgroups. I had never heard of the author, but several of the group raved about her. Okay. On the Page When my boys asked how my book was, I shrugged my shoulders and said, "Eh...". I had never heard of Hilderbrand before this was selected for one of my book groups. She's a decent writer, but this book was dull and juvenile. But perhaps that was her goal since the protagonist IS a thirteen-year-old girl. Given the title, I thought this would be more of a historical fiction. But there's not much history here. Vietnam, the lunar landing, Woodstock, civil rights. They all get a mention, but the book is really just a soap opera about people who summer in Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard. People are people, says the matriarch of the family. These just weren't my people, nor very interesting people. On the Plate I will say that food - and drinks - are mentioned an awfu...