The Lilith Summer

Hadley Irwin

Feminist Press, 1979 - Juvenile Fiction - 109 pages

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

About the author

Hadley Irwin is the pen name of Lee Hadley and Annabelle Irwin, both native Iowans, who taught English at Iowa State University, Ames. Together they wrote over a dozen young adult novels.

Bibliographic information

• Title: The Lilith Summer; G - Reference,Information and Interdisciplinary Subjects Series
• Author: Hadley Irwin
• Publisher: Feminist Press, 1979
• ISBN: 0912670525, 9780912670522
• Length: 109 pages
• Subjects: Juvenile Fiction / Girls & Women; Juvenile Fiction / Social Themes / Death, Grief, Bereavement; Juvenile Fiction / Social Themes / Friendship