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Laura Van Wormer: The Class of ’74 — Growing Up Before Cell Phones, Social Media & Computers
What was life like when teenagers had no cell phones, no social media, no computers—and parents had no idea where they were half the time?
In this episode of Hidden Secrets in Books, Dominic sits down with bestselling novelist and creator Laura Van Wormer to step into a time machine and revisit the early 1970s through her serialized fiction podcast, The Class of ’74.
Set in a Connecticut suburb beginning in September 1971, the story follows 15-year-old Cynthia Schuyler through friendship, first love, teenage rebellion, family drama, school life, and the unforgettable anxieties of…
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