In the Unlikely Event - Softcover

Blume, Judy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1509801677 ISBN 13: 9781509801671

Publisher: Picador, 2016

Synopsis

In 1987, Miri returns to her hometown to attend a commemoration of the worst year of her life. Beautiful, gripping and deeply moving, In the Unlikely Event is an unforgettable novel from Judy Blume. Thirty-five years ago, when Miri Ammerman was fifteen and in love for the first time, three planes fell from the sky within three months, leaving the commmunity of Elizabeth, New Jersey reeling. The plane crashes bring some people closer together and tear others apart; they create myths and unlock secrets. As Miri experiences the ordinary joys and pains of growing up in extraordinary circumstances, a young journalist makes his name reporting tragedy. And through it all, one generation reminds another that life goes on. Against this backdrop of actual events in the early 1950s, when airline travel was new and exciting and everyone dreamed of going somewhere, Judy Blume weaves a haunting story of three generations of families, friends, and strangers, whose lives are for ever changed in the aftermath.

About this title

About the Author

Judy Blume has been winning legions of fans around the world with her stories. More than eighty-two million copies of her books have been sold, and her work has been translated into thirty-two languages. She receives thousands of letters every month from readers of all ages who share their feelings and concerns with her. In addition to her hilarious Fudge books, Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing, Otherwise Known as Sheila the Great, Superfudge, Fudge-a-Mania and Double Fudge, some of her incredibly popular books include The Pain and the Great One series and Freckle Juice. Judy lives in Key West, Florida, and New York City with her husband.

From the Back Cover

'In the Unlikely Event is Judy Blume's first book for adults in more than fifteen years and before the end of the first chapter you'll be breathing a happy sigh that the wait is over'
Sunday Express

It's December 1951 and Miri Ammerman - fifteen years old and in love for the first time - is wrestling with the ordinary and not-so-ordinary dilemmas of growing up. But this is the winter that changes everything and a series of tragedies in Miri's suburban New Jersey town leaves the whole community reeling. Amid loss and heartbreak, it's not always easy for Miri and her family to think of themselves as the lucky ones. But through it all, hope endures and each generation reminds another that life goes on.

'Extraordinary . . . like sitting down with a beloved, long-lost friend'
Independent

'Judy Blume's hallmark warmth and humanity shine through'
Guardian

'Thoroughly beguiling . . . irresistible'
Mail on Sunday

'Dangerously life-enhancing'
Scotsman

From the Inside Flap

'In the Unlikely Event is Judy Blume's first book for adults in more than fifteen years and before the end of the first chapter you'll be breathing a happy sigh that the wait is over'
Sunday Express

It's December 1951 and Miri Ammerman - fifteen years old and in love for the first time - is wrestling with the ordinary and not-so-ordinary dilemmas of growing up. But this is the winter that changes everything and a series of tragedies in Miri's suburban New Jersey town leaves the whole community reeling. Amid loss and heartbreak, it's not always easy for Miri and her family to think of themselves as the lucky ones. But through it all, hope endures and each generation reminds another that life goes on.

'Extraordinary . . . like sitting down with a beloved, long-lost friend'
Independent

'Judy Blume's hallmark warmth and humanity shine through'
Guardian

'Thoroughly beguiling . . . irresistible'
Mail on Sunday

'Dangerously life-enhancing'
Scotsman

Edition details

• Publisher: Picador
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1509801677
• ISBN 13: 9781509801671
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 400