Sarah Damoff

Saturday, August 22

2 to 3:30 p.m.

We are thrilled to welcome back bestselling author Sarah Damoff, author of The Burning Side and The Bright Years!

The Burning Side is set in Argyle and Dallas, Texas. When April and Leo's house burns in the middle of the night, they escape with their two young children and the quiet knowledge that the fire is not the only thing threatening their family. They retreat to April's childhood home in Dallas, where her spirited parents and siblings provide both comfort and complication.

As the family reckons with the aftermath — grief, guilt, logistics, and memories scorched and intact — the fire exposes the cracks already forming in April and Leo's marriage. The novel unfolds in alternating perspectives: from April, who feels the crushing weight of motherhood, marriage, and self-blame; from Leo, a high school history teacher shaped by a lonely, fractured childhood; from Deb, April's generous and no-nonsense mother who has to contend with her husband's recent Alzheimer's diagnosis; and from flashbacks that trace April and Leo's relationship from its earliest days of connection to the devastating decisions that led them here.

A family saga suffused with humor, longing, and heartbreak, The Burning Side is about what we inherit and what we choose, about forgiveness and the ache of being known. It is, above all, about the meaning of home and the costs of long love.

It is beautiful storytelling by an author who has spent her adult life working with fractured families and who truly understands the messiness and redemption in relationships.

Please RSVP on this page by August 8. This will ensure we have plenty of books on hand. You can order The Burning Side (hardcover) and The Bright Years (paperback) at OBriensBookshop.com and pick them up at the shop before or at the event OR purchase them at the shop anytime.

Sarah Damoff is the author of The Bright Years, which was a USA TODAY bestseller and is being translated into twelve languages. She lives with her husband and children in Texas, where she has been a social worker.

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