In the Unlikely Event -- Judy Blume

<p><b>NATIONAL BESTSELLER - In her first adult novel since <i>Summer Sisters</i>, the author of <i>Are you There God? It's Me, Margaret</i> 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.</b><br> <b> </b><br> <b>"Blume succeeds in capturing the condition of an entire community.... No one captures coming-of-age milestones ... like Blume." --<i>The Boston Globe</i></b> <p/> 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. <p/> Gripping, authentic, and unforgettable, <i>In the Unlikely Event</i> has all the hallmarks of this renowned author's deft narrative magic.<b> <p/> <br> </b> <p/> <br><b> </b></p><br><br><b>Author:</b> Judy Blume<br><b>Publisher:</b> Vintage<br><b>Published:</b> 05/03/2016<br><b>Pages:</b> 512<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Paperback<br><b>Weight:</b> 0.70lbs<br><b>Size:</b> 8.00h x 5.10w x 0.90d<br><b>ISBN:</b> 9781101873984<br><p><b>About the Author</b><br>Judy Blume is one of America's most beloved authors. She grew up in Elizabeth, New Jersey, and was a teenager in 1952 when th