It Could Be Worse

By: Dara Levan

Narrated by: Shaina Summerville

Mired in self-doubt and blind loyalty, Allegra Gil suspects her charmed life may be a gilded cage. She has a devoted husband, Benito, two loving children, a thriving therapy practice, and lifelong friends. But when a surprising discovery in a piano bench reveals a shocking family secret, Allegra questions everything she thought she knew about the two people who raised her. Was it true? Did her father, a respected pediatric neurosurgeon, harm instead of heal? And Allegra's mother—how much did she know?

As the past threatens the present, Allegra plays the song of what was, what is, and what may never be in this "powerful and poignant story about letting go" (Jean Meltzer, international bestselling author of The Matzah Ball).

Composed with the cadence of a waltz-up, up, down-through flashbacks to childhood memories in Miami and a music camp in Michigan, It Could Be Worse is a heartwarming, at times heart-wrenching, multigenerational story of a woman supported and embraced by many while shaken to the core by a few. "The gorgeous prose and raw, unflinching narrative both heal and inspire. A stunning debut." (Samantha M. Bailey, USA Today and #1 international bestselling author of Woman on the Edge)

©2024 Dara Levan (P)2024 Tantor

Totally predictable story that drones on with constant whining and unnecessary detail

So much unnecessary detail about pregnancy and raising kids. Predictable boring and actually painful to listen to

This is a shallow story about a spoiled girl.

They demanded that the parents didn’t reach out so what did she expect after 5 years of conversation.

So well written

This is a well written emotional journey through life. The life lessons are plentiful. Warm, compassionate & heart wrenching. Outstanding !!