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- Adult Novel: An adult novel by Judy Blume, set in the 1950s, exploring a community's response to a real-life tragedy.
- Historical Setting: Takes place in the author's hometown, where a series of airplanes falling from the sky profoundly impacts residents.
- Generational Story: Weaves together the lives of three generations of families, friends, and strangers during one winter.
- Central Characters: Focuses on fifteen-year-old Miri Ammerman and her spirited single mother, Rusty.
- Authentic Narrative: Described as gripping, authentic, and unforgettable, showcasing the author's narrative skill.
- Paperback Format: The product is presented in a paperback edition.
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- Book formatPaperback
- Fiction/nonfictionFiction
- Publication dateMay, 2016
- Pages512
- EditionReprint
- PublisherVintage
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NATIONAL BESTSELLER - The author of Are you There God? It's 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. "Makes us feel the pure shock and wonder of living.... Judy Blume isn't just revered, she's revolutionary." --The New York Times Book Review
"No one captures coming-of-age milestones...like Blume." --The 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 author's deft narrative magic.
"No one captures coming-of-age milestones...like Blume." --The 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 author's deft narrative magic.
Publishers Weekly,In 1952, the New Jersey town of Elizabeth is traumatized by three separate plane crashes in the span of one year. Blume's novel explores the events of that tumultuous period through the eyes of 15-year-old Miri, her family, other residents of the town, and relatives of the victims. Narrator McInerney expertly voices the myriad of characters, ranging from small children to teenagers to the elderly, giving each a distinct voice and portraying the conflicting emotions and events, both large and small. In addition to the trauma of the plane crashes, Miri and her friends are going through adolescence, high school, first loves, and plans for college or jobs. Through her narration, McInerney is able to convey all the characters' horror and reaction to the tragedies. She also captures their coming-of-age story, the little joys and sorrows and insecurities of growing up, the sense of small-town life in the 1950s-and the mature perspective of Miri as she returns to her hometown 35 years later for a memorial. This is a thoughtful, insightful tale, well told and well narrated. A Knopf hardcover. (June) ��� Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.
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Publication date
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Pages
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