Did You Ever Have a Family by Bill Clegg. Scout Press, an imprint of Simon and Schuster, 2015. Adult Fiction.A joyous wedding. Families coming together. And, yet, it all slips away in the light of a terrible tragedy. The community reels, the families struggle to cope in different ways. Yet, life goes on.
The beautifully written tale weaves together many viewpoints with each chapter narrated by one of the people. Details pile up upon each other, revealing the story. The characters are so well drawn that you will swear you have met some of them. The plot is pushed forward strictly by what has happened and its aftermath. Readers will soon be wrapped up in these lives and will keep reading to see what happens to them. Bill Clegg has made a fiction debut that will stay with you long after the last page is finished.
