Book description
This book of dark secrets opens with a blaze. On the morning of her daughter's wedding, June Reid's house goes up in flames, destroying her entire family - her present, her past and her future. Fleeing from the carnage, stricken and alone, June finds herself in a motel room by…
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1 author picked Did You Ever Have a Family as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
From the darkest premise (a woman loses her entire family on her daughter's wedding day when a gas leak and explosion destroys the house where they are all staying) comes a beautiful and, at times, uplifting story about finding hope to go on when there is no hope. It's a deeply moving and unforgettable look at the strength of the human heart.
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