Today, I’m delighted to host Everything We Thought We Knew by Carolyn Niethammer. The book is on a blog tour with The Coffee Pot Book Club: https://thecoffeepotbookclub.blogspot.com/2025/08/blog-tour-everything-we-thought-we-knew-by-carolyn-niethammer.html
About the Book
In 1970, Christie left behind the comforts of L.A. and joined a New Age commune in rural Arizona.
With the Vietnam War raging and the counterculture movement in full swing, she hoped to find a community to create a better society.
But building a new culture is no easy task, especially when free love, psychedelics, and a war protest gone horribly wrong are thrown into the mix. Important secrets follow them beyond the commune.
Put on your tie-dyed shirt and come to Bella Vida as the friends try to change the rules of modern society, then face the repercussions of when middle age sets in.
Buy Link
https://books2read.com/u/3GZ6ra
The Book Details
Book Title: Everything We Thought We Knew
Author: Carolyn Niethammer
Publication Date: 1 May 2025
Publisher: Booklocker
Pages: 254
Genre: Historical Fiction
Any Triggers: n/a
Review
“To someone who came of age in the late 60’s, this book rang true and Carolyn Niethammer accurately captured the idealism, naivete, and freedom to experiment of those years. I happily followed Carolyn’s narrator Christie in her journey of growth and self- realization. In addition to her believable characters and story, Carolyn sprinkled historical details (illegal pothunters, Vietnam War protests, and the ubiquity of brown rice )which enriched the narrative. Thank you Carolyn for “Taking me back to the garden.”
About the Author
In the 1970s Carolyn Niethammer visited communes throughout the West and settled in an Arizona artists’ community for many years. Those years were important to who she became as she learned to gather wild foods and wrote several cookbooks centered on edible plants.
In “Everything We Thought We Knew” she hopes to shed light on an important part of American history where young people were advocating for peace in Vietnam War protests and fled to communes, seeking a lifestyle apart from the commercialism and isolation that had overtaken society.
Author Links
Website: www.cniethammer.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/carolyn.niethammer / https://www.facebook.com/CarolynNiethammerAuthor
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carolynniethammer/
Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/tucsoncarolyn.bsky.social
Amazon Author Page: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Carolyn-J.-Niethammer/author/B001H9XDNE
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/265163.Carolyn_Niethammer
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