Hippie Chick: Coming of Age in the '60s

In Hippie Chick, a rebellious teenager finds her mother dead in the bathroom. To save her from living alone with a difficult father, her older sister sends her a one-way plane ticket to leave New Jersey. Landing in San Francisco, she is thrust into a lifestyle way beyond what she is ready for, and that challenges all previous notions of how one behaves. It is 1963, and we are brought along as Ilene becomes immersed in the unfolding of the sixties during the earliest days of sexual freedom, psychedelic drugs, the jazz scene, and rock 'n' roll. This is a deeply personal story of how one young woman manages to survive and even to thrive in the face of the whirlwind of experiences coming at her. It is filled with a rich tapestry of moments that run the gamut from the sublime to the ridiculous, and everything in between.

Author: Ilene English
Publisher: She Writes Press
Published: 09/24/2019
Pages: 344
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.50w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9781631525865

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 05/15/2020