{"product_id":"summer-of-42-paperback","title":"Summer of '42 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHerman Raucher\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"​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 \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A classic coming-of-age story and international bestseller. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 212\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.53 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 05, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42714022805567,"sku":"9781626818897","price":20.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/72078f92f1dad83a35cd4e06d8ce6919.webp?v=1765066717","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/summer-of-42-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}