The Fourteenth of September, Rita Dragonette
The Fourteenth of September, Rita Dragonette
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The Fourteenth of September
A Novel

Author: Rita Dragonette

Narrator: Marissa DuBois

Unabridged: 13 hr 39 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/18/2018

Synopsis

On September 14, 1969, Private First Class Judy Talton celebrates her nineteenth birthday by secretly joining the campus anti-Vietnam War movement. In doing so, she jeopardizes both the army scholarship that will secure her future and her relationship with her military family. But Judy’s doubts have escalated with the travesties of the war. Who is she if she stays in the army? What is she if she leaves? When the first date pulled in the Draft Lottery turns up as her birthday, she realizes that if she were a man, she’d have been Number One―off to Vietnam with an under-fire life expectancy of six seconds. The stakes become clear, propelling her toward a life-altering choice as fateful as that of any draftee. The Fourteenth of September portrays a pivotal time at the peak of the Vietnam War through the rare perspective of a young woman, tracing her path of self-discovery and a “Coming of Conscience.” Judy’s story speaks to the poignant clash of young adulthood, early feminism, and war, offering an ageless inquiry into the domestic politics of protest when the world stops making sense.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Sue on June 27, 2018

There will be some readers who will consider this book historical fiction. Other readers, like me, who lived through this tumultuous year, will consider this book as a reminder of what life was like. The country was divided like never before - there were many people who felt that the war was justifi......more

Goodreads review by Nancy on July 04, 2019

The Fourteenth of September by Rita Dragonette is rooted in Dragonette's personal experience in 1969 and 1970 when daily body counts from Vietnam and the looming Draft Lottery was met by youth anti-war protests, culminating in the horror of the Kent State massacre. The protagonist is a young woman o......more

Goodreads review by Danielle on September 15, 2020

"It's important we do the right thing in the right way and don't trample what we're trying to protect." ⭐⭐⭐⭐/5 I can't help but think that if my history textbooks had looked a little more like The Fourteenth September, I would have been more apt to pay attention. This was an entire experience.......more

Goodreads review by Nursebookie on September 15, 2020

This historical fiction novel is written during one of the most tumultuous period in our history, and Rita Dragonette exemplified through this brilliant novel, a young woman’s perspective during this defining moment in our history. This novel seared my heart and soul. I learned a lot about what happ......more

Goodreads review by Literary on February 23, 2022

This 2020 Readers’ Favorite Book Awards Finalist grabbed my attention from the first page. The author brings the Sixties vividly to life though a coming of age story that asks, "Would you have supported the Vietnam War or joined the anti-war movement?" This is the dilemma facing protagonist Judy, wh......more

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