In The Unlikely Event by Judy Blume
When I heard there was a Judy Blume book written for adults, I immediately put In The Unlikely Event on my to-read list. However, it got pushed to the back burner as the line to check out the book from the library was very long. I recently found the book for a few dollars at a store and I think it will be a fun one for our online book club as most of us probably read her books as a child or teen.
Here is the Goodreads summary:
In 1987, Miri Ammerman returns to her hometown of Elizabeth, New Jersey, to attend a commemoration of the worst year of her life.
Thirty-five years earlier, when Miri was fifteen, and in love for the first time, a succession of airplanes fell from the sky, leaving a community reeling. Against this backdrop of actual events that Blume experienced in the early 1950s, when airline travel was new and exciting and everyone dreamed of going somewhere, Judy Blume imagines and weaves together a haunting story of three generations of families, friends, and strangers, whose lives are profoundly changed by these disasters. She paints a vivid portrait of a particular time and place — Nat King Cole singing “Unforgettable,” Elizabeth Taylor haircuts, young (and not-so-young) love, explosive friendships, A-bomb hysteria, rumors of Communist threat. And a young journalist who makes his name reporting tragedy. Through it all, one generation reminds another that life goes on.
Plan to join us in the discussion of In The Unlikely Event on August 30 here on the blog and on Facebook.
Buy the book here (affiliate link).