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The Hippies Who Meant It

by Seymour Hamilton

Starting over in 1960s Nova Scotia

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Starting over in 1960s Nova Scotia

Set amid the back-to-the-land culture of 1960s Nova Scotia, Seymour Hamilton’s novel brings together young people carrying difficult histories, including Americans who have headed north rather than serve in Vietnam. Their efforts to build a life touch on wartime aftereffects, social change, prejudice, family pressures, and the search for a place to belong. Love, friendship, betrayal, fear, and loss are among the experiences shaping their attempts at self-discovery and new beginnings. The book’s historical setting connects personal reckonings with the wider upheaval of the period, while its central group faces the practical and emotional work of making a home together.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers interested in fiction about the 1960s counterculture and back-to-the-land communities.
  • Readers who enjoy stories of people confronting difficult pasts and seeking new beginnings.
  • Readers interested in Canadian settings and the social context of the Vietnam War era.

Themes

Back-to-the-land cultureSelf-discovery and belongingWar and its emotional effectsPrejudice and social changeFriendship, family, and starting over

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Book overview

The HIPPIES WHO MEANT IT takes readers through the life experiences of young people within the hippie / back-to-the-land culture. The story takes place in 1960s Nova Scotia, which like many other Canadian regions, attracted young Americans who chose to head north rather than go to Vietnam. The characters, after harrowing experiences in their own histories, come together to make a life for themselves. The characters seek escape, solace, self-discovery, personal growth, and new beginnings in which to make peace with their pasts, and find their place in life. This they must do against a backdrop of the Vietnam War, social change, survival and family issues, injustice and prejudice, the emotional impacts of war, and the burden of self-expectations. The characters evolve, heal, and navigate the joys and challenges of their new surroundings, facing love, death, fear, friendship, betrayal, and despair. The twists and turns of the main characters' journeys are often unexpected, surprising and sometimes humorous as they weave toward an unconventional resolution.

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