In the Likely Event Colson Whitehead with her seventeen-year-old daughter

with her seventeen-year-old daughter

It's time for Georgie to throw her first house party to celebrate his return and show off her new chef

impatiently awaits the birth of her baby

a decent student

a photograph kept hidden for many years

In the Likely Event Colson Whitehead with her seventeen-year-old daughterWhen Izzy Astor gets on a plane to go home, she isn't expecting much. It's the usual holiday travel experience: busy, crowded, stressful. Then she spots her seatmate, who is anything but ordinary. Nate Phelan sports dark hair, blue eyes, and a deliciously rugged charm that Izzy can't resist. Their connection is undeniable. Izzy never believed in destiny before, but she does now. Just ninety seconds after takeoff, their plane goes down in the Missouri