In the Unlikely Event A Novel

<b>NATIONAL BESTSELLER • The author of <i>Are you There God? It’s Me, Margaret</i> 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.<br><br>“Makes us feel the pure shock and wonder of living.... Judy Blume isn’t just revered, she’s revolutionary.” —<i>The New York Times Book Review</i></b><br> <b> </b><br> <b>“No one captures coming-of-age milestones…like Blume.” —<i>The Boston Globe</i></b><br><br>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.<br><br> Gripping, authentic, and unforgettable, <i>In the Unlikely Event</i> has all the hallmarks of this renowned author’s deft narrative magic.