The Berkeley Girl : Rendezvous In London - 9781937818852

Janet McGill protested against the Vietnam War in Berkeley and Paris, but now in London, she has found a new cause. Boyfriend Aaron, there to spend a romantic week with Janet and to dodge the draft, has other ideas. Their long-anticipated week together turns into months, Janet makes quirky new friends, and nothing turns out like either of them imagined. Miller¿s authentic memories of the 1960s run throughout this novella, a sequel to The Berkeley Girl, in Paris, 1968, and she adds three new stories set in that turbulent era ¿ touching, off-beat and authentic: haunting memories of a college girlfriend, a talented musician who left for legendary Haight-Ashbury in San Francisco; a young farm boy caught up in the allure of the 60s-style commune which has moved in next door; and a mother¿s dreams for her daughter¿s wedding edged out by the values of a new California 1960s generation. Together, these four scenarios capture the people, the excitement, the cultural upheaval as well as the tensions that still resonate with us today.¿ The View from Pond Hill Farm is the story of a Midwest farm boy, intrigued by a new friend from the 60s-style commune down the road. When his parents scorn the long-haired hippies, he hides his involvement. A moral dilemma emerges and we watch how the community and the family respond.¿ Jazz Reflections ¿ Two decades later, a middle aged man is haunted by his tumultuous Berkeley college romance and the Haight-Ashbury scene, and still wonders about the choices he made.¿ The Wedding of My Dreams - Coming of age in the late 1960s brought us the generation who decided to get married on the beach, disdain the need for crystal and china, and join Vista or the Peace Corps to make the world a better place. But the mother of the bride is dreaming of the white wedding she, a bride during the Great Depression, never had and bristles at the hideous choices her daughter is making.

• | Author: Elise Frances Miller
• | Publisher: Sand Hill Review Press
• | Publication Date: Oct 02, 2017
• | Number of Pages: 282 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 1937818853
• | ISBN-13: 9781937818852