The Lilith Summer [Paperback]

Hadley Irwin (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 1993 | Age Level: 9 and up | Grade Level: 4 and up

Wanting to earn a ten speed bicycle, 12-year old Ellen reluctantly agrees to spend a summer as a companion to 77-year-old Lilith. A powerful friendship grows between these two intriguing characters, and both gain a deeper understanding of old age, loneliness, insecurity, and death.
"The story is warm and the writing exemplary."-The New York Times Book Review

"A well-written, sympathetic but not sentimental story. An enjoyable, worthwhile book."-School Library Journal

"Written with grace and wit, the story entertains while it teaches a lesson about the human condition."-Publishers Weekly

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9 and up
  
• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: The Feminist Press at CUNY (January 1, 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0912670525
• ISBN-13: 978-0912670522
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,880,342 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book is about the love of two friends, Ellen & Lilith., April 14, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: The Lilith Summer (Paperback)

"The Lilith Summer," a novel by Hadley Irwin, was a wonderful book filled with valuable lessons, metaphors and similes. It is a book filled with joy, sadness, surprise, and anger. The book is about a developing and loving friendship between a young girl and an older woman, and how they learn lessons and valuable information from each other. It also explains love, how people leave, and what you must do to deal with it. This book taught me a lot about life and love and I thouroughly enjoyed it, and this book will be read by generations to come.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Memorably Wonderful!, September 20, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: The Lilith Summer (Paperback)

I read this book as a young girl because my Uncle is a friend of the authors. I am now 30 years old. I chose to reread this as an adult because it touched me so deeply when I was young. I was equally, if not more, touched the second time around. I recommend this for young people and hope that they take away as much from the book as I have.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The Lilith Summer is a really great book., April 14, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: The Lilith Summer (Paperback)

The Lilith Summer is a very good book. It is hard for me to understand how anyone could dislike it. This wonderfully written novel really touched my soul. Hadley Irwin used excellent use of figurative language. It was ingenious how Irwin could make two very different lives touch.