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 tragedyOn the eve of her daughters wedding June Reids life is completely devastated when a shocking disaster takes the lives of her daughter her daughters fianc her ex-husband and her boyfriend Lukeher entire family all gone in a moment And June is the only survivorAlone 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 heartbreakFrom the couple running a motel on the Pacific Ocean where June eventually settles into a quiet half-life to the weddings caterer whose bill has been forgotten to Lukes mother the shattered outcast of the towneveryone touched by the tragedy is changed as truths about their near and far histories finally come to lightElegant 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 familythe ones we are born with and the ones we create.
