Spry, spunky, independent females are hallmarks of Eliza Knight’s fiction. In Confessions of a Gramma Queen, Knight tackled the story of a feminist copy editor entrenched in the male-dominated publishing world of the 1960s. In Lost in the Summer of ’69, Knight takes readers on another exciting 1960s journey where a former rock singer/guitarist sets out on a zany quest to recapture her glory days before the threat of Alzheimer’s descends and robs her of cherished memories.
In 1969, widowed 69-year-old Eleanor Bell gets a devastating medical diagnosis that propels her to have one last great hurrah. Always a rebel, Eleanor sets off on her own, hellbent on attending every USA music festival she can over the summer. But when her adult daughter Leanne realizes her mother has taken to the road, she and Nora--her own daughter, a Yale undergrad--are forced to chase after Eleanor as she crisscrosses the country. As Eleanor serenades the public and wins their adoration, becoming a wandering celebrity, she remains just shy of the frustrated reach of her daughter and granddaughter.
Music lovers and fans of the 1960s will find great appeal in Eliza Knight’s adventurous multigenerational story that weaves social, political and cultural history into a comic novel that resonates with poignant heart and soul.
Lost
in the Summer of ’69 by Eliza Knight
Sourcebooks Landmark, $17.99 paperback,
9781464255113, 400 pages
Publishing
Date: June 9, 2026
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