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The definitive biography of one of the worlds most beloved literary voices, showcasing a life as triumphant and inspiring as the stories she crafted.To know the name Judy Blume is to know and love literature. Her influential novels turned classicsincluding Are You There God? Its Me, Margaret; Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing; Deenie; and Summer Sisterstouched the lives of tens of millions of adults and children. For more than fifty-five years her work has done something revolutionary: it rewired the worlds expectation of what literature for young people can befrank, candid, earthy, and unafraid to show the messier sides of humanity. But little is known about the real woman behind the iconic persona, and the unlikely journey of her literary ascension, until now.
In Judy Blume, journalist, historian, and longtime Blume aficionado Mark Oppenheimer pens a beautiful, multidimensional portrait of the acclaimed author through extensive interviews with Blume herself and unrivaled access to her papers and correspondence. Oppenheimer goes deep, exploring Blumes middle-class, 1950s upbringing; complicated childhood; varied relationships and marriages; unabashed sexual experiences; bouts of heartache and loss; and enduring legacy as a champion of free speech and contemporary literature. Oppenheimer peels back the curtain to reveal the woman behind the literary empire in all her complex, multifaceted glorya true gift for anyone who grew up reading and loving these extraordinary books.
