In the Unlikely Event: A Novel

NATIONAL BESTSELLER ò In her first adult novel since Summer Sisters, the author of Are you There God? ItÆs Me, Margaret takes us back to the 1950s and introduces us to the town where she herself grew up, where a community is left reeling after a real-life tragedy when a series of airplanes fell out of the sky. ôBlume succeeds in capturing the condition of an entire community.... No one captures coming-of-age milestones à like Blume.ö ùThe Boston Globe Here she imagines and weaves together a vivid portrait of three generations of families, friends, and strangers, whose lives are profoundly changed during one winter. At the center of an extraordinary cast of characters are fifteen-year-old Miri Ammerman and her spirited single mother, Rusty. Their warm and resonant stories are set against the backdrop of an extraordinary real-world tragedy. Gripping, authentic, and unforgettable, In the Unlikely Event has all the hallmarks of this renowned authorÆs deft narrative magic.

• | Author: Judy Blume
• | Publisher: Vintage
• | Publication Date: May 03, 2016
• | Number of Pages: 512 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback/Fiction
• | ISBN-10: 1101873981
• | ISBN-13: 9781101873984