Did You Ever Have a Family
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Did You Ever Have a Family

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Did You Ever Have a Family

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD, MAN BOOKER PRIZE, PEN/ROBERT W. BINGHAM PRIZE, AND ANDREW CARNEGIE MEDAL FOR EXCELLENCE • AN ALA NOTABLE BOOK Hailed as "masterly" by The New York Times Book Review, "a brilliantly constructed debut set in the aftermath of catastrophic loss" (2015 Man Booker Prize Judges). 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 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.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 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.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 family—the ones we are born with and the ones we create.

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Publisher
Gallery/Scout Press
Year
2015
ISBN
9781476798196
Topic
Literature
Subtopic
Literature General
Index
Literature

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Dedication
  3. Epigraph
  4. Chapter 1: Silas
  5. Chapter 2: June
  6. Chapter 3: Edith
  7. Chapter 4: Lydia
  8. Chapter 5: Rick
  9. Chapter 6: Rebecca
  10. Chapter 7: Lydia
  11. Chapter 8: June
  12. Chapter 9: Rebecca
  13. Chapter 10: George
  14. Chapter 11: Dale
  15. Chapter 12: Kelly
  16. Chapter 13: Lydia
  17. Chapter 14: Silas
  18. Chapter 15: June
  19. Chapter 16: George
  20. Chapter 17: June
  21. Chapter 18: Lydia
  22. Chapter 19: Lolly
  23. Chapter 20: Silas
  24. Chapter 21: June
  25. Chapter 22: Dale
  26. Chapter 23: Lydia
  27. Chapter 24: Silas
  28. Chapter 25: Cissy
  29. Chapter 26: Silas
  30. Chapter 27: June
  31. Chapter 28: Silas
  32. Chapter 29: Lydia
  33. Chapter 30: June
  34. Chapter 31: Lydia
  35. Chapter 32: Cissy
  36. Acknowledgments
  37. ‘The End of the Day’ Teaser
  38. About Bill Clegg
  39. Copyright