In the Unlikely Event: A Novel

<p>In this brilliant new novel - her first for adults since <i>Summer Sisters</i> - Judy Blume takes us back to the 1950s and introduces us to the town of Elizabeth, New Jersey, where she herself grew up. 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 a real-life tragedy that struck the town when a series of airplanes fell from the sky, leaving the community reeling. Gripping, authentic, and unforgettable, <i>In the Unlikely Event</i> has all the hallmarks of this renowned author's deft narrative magic.<br><br> <br> <br><b> </b></p>