Did You Ever Have a Family

<b>NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD, MAN BOOKER PRIZE, PEN/ROBERT W. BINGHAM PRIZE, AND ANDREW CARNEGIE MEDAL FOR EXCELLENCE * </b> <b>AN ALA NOTABLE BOOK</b> * <b>NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY Amazon * Library Journal * BOOKLIST * NPR * Kirkus Reviews * Guardian * St. Louis Post-Dispatch * Google Play * Kobo * Literary Hub * Powell's</b><br> <br> <b>Hailed as &quot;masterly&quot; by <i>The New York Times Book Review</i>, &quot;a brilliantly constructed debut set in the aftermath of catastrophic loss&quot; (2015 Man Booker Prize Judges) .</b><br> <br> 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.<br><br>On the eve of her daughter's wedding, June Reid's life is upended when a shocking disaster takes the lives of her daughter, her daughter's fiancé, her ex-husband, and her boyfriend, Luke - her entire family, all gone in a moment. June is the only survivor.<br> <br>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.<br> <br>From the couple running a motel on the Pacific Ocean where June eventually settles into a quiet half-life, to the wedding's caterer whose bill has been forgotten, to Luke's mother, the shattered outcast of the town - everyone touched by the tragedy is changed as truths about their near and far histories finally come to light.<br> <br>Elegant and heartrending, and one of the most accomplished fiction debuts of the year, <i>Did You Ever Have a Family </i>is an absorbing, unforgettable tale that reveals humanity at its best through forgiveness and hope. At its core is a celebration of family - the ones we are born with and the ones we create.