Audiobook Did You Ever Have a Family by Bill Clegg in the ListenBook app
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Book description
Did You Ever Have a Family - An Audiobook Review
Bill Clegg's debut novel, Did You Ever Have a Family, has already earned the New York Times bestseller tag and long-listing for the National Book Award, Man Booker Prize, PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize, and Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence. It is described as "masterly" by the NYT Book Review and called a "brilliantly constructed debut" by the Man Booker judges. The audiobook delivers that same power in an intimate, immersive way.
From the very first words, the narrator's voice captures June Reid's stunned silence after her family-daughter, fiancé, ex-husband, boyfriend-vanishes in one instant. Her grief is palpable, and as she drives across the country, the sound of tires on pavement and wind through trees becomes a companion to her wandering thoughts. The production quality is top-notch: clear enunciation, subtle pacing that lets each emotional beat settle, and background sounds that hint at June's lonely road without pulling focus.
What makes this audiobook especially compelling is how it weaves the lives of the secondary characters into June's journey. The couple running a motel on the Pacific Ocean, the forgotten wedding caterer, Luke's mother-each voice brings its own texture to the story, and their interactions feel like real conversations over coffee or at a kitchen table. The narrator skillfully shifts between perspectives, giving each character depth while keeping the overarching narrative tight.
Clegg's prose is elegant yet accessible; the audiobook version preserves that elegance while adding warmth through vocal nuance. Moments of heartbreak are balanced with quiet hope-when June finds a new home by the sea or when old wounds begin to heal in unexpected ways. The story celebrates both biological and chosen families, showing how shared pain can forge bonds stronger than blood alone.
If you're looking for an audiobook that will keep you on the edge of your seat while tugging at your heartstrings, Did You Ever Have a Family is the perfect choice. It's a testament to human resilience, forgiveness, and the unexpected ways we find belonging after loss.
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