I found this book easy to read and a pleasure to do so! The writer summons up images of the period and you find yourself transported back in time to the 1960s. The characters become your friends as you follow their journey with them, either cheering them on, shaking your head in disbelief or feeling their paon. It is reminiscent of your own coming of age even though mine was two decades later. Deliciously nostalgic and very real. I loved the relationship between the two girls a time when friendships were everything. The story keeps pace throughout although you are willing them to make the right decisions. Sandra and Linda win your heart in this beautifully written trip down memory lane. Lovely!