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DID YOU EVER HAVE A FAMILY
By: Bill Clegg
Scout Press
May 2016
On Sale: May 17, 2016
320 pages
ISBN: 1476798184
EAN: 9781476798189
Kindle: B00P42WT2Q
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Literature and Fiction
The stunning debut novel from bestselling author Bill Clegg is a magnificently powerful story about a circle of people who find solace in the least likely of places as they cope with a horrific tragedy.
On the eve of her daughterβs wedding, June Reidβs life is completely devastated when a shocking disaster takes the lives of her daughter, her daughterβs fiancΓ©, her ex-husband, and her boyfriend, Lukeβher entire family, all gone in a moment. And June is the only survivor.
Alone and directionless, June drives across the country, away from her small Connecticut town. In her wake, a community emerges, weaving a beautiful and surprising web of connections through shared heartbreak.
From the couple running a motel on the Pacific Ocean where June eventually settles into a quiet half-life, to the weddingβs caterer whose bill has been forgotten, to Lukeβs mother, the shattered outcast of the townβeveryone touched by the tragedy is changed as truths about their near and far histories finally come to light.
Elegant and heartrending, and one of the most accomplished fiction debuts of the year, Did You Ever Have a Family is an absorbing, unforgettable tale that reveals humanity at its best through forgiveness and hope. At its core is a celebration of familyβthe ones we are born with and the ones we create.
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