A middle-aged mother remembers falling into a complicated romance in the early 1990s, when grunge was on the rise, “hair bands” were out…
Good-Bye Def Leppard: I’ll Miss Those Jeans by Stef Kramer

by Stef Kramer

4.4 stars – 37 reviews

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Here’s the set-up:

Amy Gaer is a busy working wife and mother with young twin boys and a precocious teenage daughter. After returning home from a hectic day at work, Amy greets her children and carves out a few minutes to listen to her daughter sing. A delicate, silky melody fills the air, and Amy’s mind drifts back more than twenty years to a time when everything changed for her…

It’s 1992. Grunge is on the rise. “Hair bands” are fading. Amy graduates from college and despite a talent for music, she’s determined to chase the corporate ladder. Returning to rural Iowa for the summer to live at home with her parents, all her plans shift when Amy meets a local farmer named Nick. A romance blossoms and suddenly the previously banal landscape becomes beautiful. But settling into a life with Nick is far more complicated than she expected, and she is faced with decisions that will alter her life forever.

For fans of Emily Giffin and Sophie Kinsella, Goodbye Def Leppard (I’ll Miss Those Jeans) is a lighthearted yet poignant tale about life, fate, and the difficult choices we make.

“A captivating tale about growing up best suited for nostalgic members of Generation X.” Kirkus Reviews