NATIONAL BESTSELLERย โข The author of Are you There God? Itโs Me, Margaret returns with an adult novel that 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.
โMakes us feel the pure shock and wonder of living.... Judy Blume isnโt just revered, sheโs revolutionary.โ โThe New York Times Book Review
โNo one captures coming-of-age milestonesโฆlike Blume.โ โThe 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 authorโs deft narrative magic.