In flashback, readers are brought back to the 1950s Kate Smith, Lilly Dache, J.D. The novel opens in 1987, when Miri Ammerman's return to Elizabeth for a commemorative ceremony brings back memories of the year she turned 15. The three fatal plane crashes that hit Elizabeth, N.J., during the winter of 1951 52 are the inspiration for Elizabeth-native Blume's latest adult novel (the first since 1998's Summer Sisters), in which young and old alike must learn to come to terms with technological disaster and social change. Gripping, authentic, and unforgettable, In the Unlikely Event has all the hallmarks of this renowned author’s deft narrative magic. Their warm and resonant stories are set against the backdrop of an extraordinary real-world tragedy. At the center of an extraordinary cast of characters are fifteen-year-old Miri Ammerman and her spirited single mother, Rusty.

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. “ page-turner, emotionally resonant and down-to-earth.like reconnecting with a long-lost friend.” - The New Yorker “No one captures coming-of-age milestones…like Blume.” - The Boston Globe 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.

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