{"product_id":"summer-of-42-herman-raucher-9781626818897","title":"Summer of '42","description":"\"​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 \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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Herman Raucher\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1626818894\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781626818897\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Diversion Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/05\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 212\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.53d","brand":"Herman Raucher","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44047520104703,"sku":"9781626818897","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_80241e85-8d3a-4a37-b2c9-0323915ddf0b.jpg?v=1684990683","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/summer-of-42-herman-raucher-9781626818897","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}