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Sarah Damoff

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Sarah Damoff is the author of the debut novel, THE BRIGHT YEARS, published by Simon & Schuster on April 22, 2025. It was a national bestseller; a Goodreads Choice Awards finalist; Southern Literary Review Book of the Year; and it is being translated into twelve languages. Her writing has appeared in Oprah Daily, Porter House Review, Ruminate Magazine, and Open Global Rights, among other publications. She holds a degree in Family Studies and a Child Protection Certification from Harvard University. A Texas native, Sarah lives with her husband and children in Dallas, where she has been a social worker. Her second novel, THE BURNING SIDE, is forthcoming in May 2026.

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Average rating: 4.23 · 82,354 ratings · 13,345 reviews · 3 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Bright Years 4.23 avg rating — 82,170 ratings — published 2025 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Burning Side 4.65 avg rating — 179 ratings — expected publication 2026 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Gospel Advent Book by Chris Chavez (Goodreads Author), Sarah Damoff (Goodreads Author), Jen Windle (Illustrator) 4.80 avg rating — 5 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Sarah Damoff and 3 other people liked Tessa Aldridge's status update Tessa Aldridge is 63% done with The Burning Side
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Sarah Damoff and 1 other person liked Reece Welch's review of The Bright Years: "5/5 One of my new all time favorites. It wonderfully encapsulates how devastating it can be to be human but also how beautiful and rewarding it is. A perfect balance of heartbreak, uplift, emotion and wit. It was also so fun to read a story set where " Read more of this review »
Feb 18, 2026 09:26PM · see review · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of The Bright Years by Sarah Damoff. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — The Bright Years by Sarah Damoff <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Sarah Damoff and 1 other person liked Ali Fisher's review of The Bright Years: "Couldn’t put this down…these characters and ALLLL the beautifully woven relationships. Not sure I’ve read a better narrative of an alcoholic parent. Books don’t often make me cry, but this one had me. Perfect and sad and heartwarming 🩷"
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Sarah Damoff liked Marta Fernandez's review of The Bright Years: "The connections to these characters and the emotions I felt while reading this book. I actually have no words to convey my thoughts, but this was so heartbreaking and still so hopeful."
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Sarah Damoff rated a book it was amazing Start at the End by Emma Grey (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Start at the End is a tour de force of honest humanity. I was utterly enthralled by these characters who leap off the page and this premise which so masterfully explores the question of fate. Emma Grey's writing cuts straight to the heart, leaving th ...more
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Sarah Damoff has read Wards of the State: The Long Shadow of American Foster Care by Claudia Rowe (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Sarah Damoff made a comment on Allie Young’s review of The Bright Years " Moung. "
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Sarah Damoff is now following Ben Reeves Author of Everything Was Beautiful and Nothing Hurt: A Novel
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Sarah Damoff rated a book it was amazing Feasting on Hope: How God Sets a Table in the Wilderness by Hannah Miller King (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Drawing from her own remarkable life experiences, insights, and lessons she's still learning, Hannah Miller King takes us on a humble exploration of the communion table, with all its meaning and mystery. Written with care, honesty, and clarity, this ...more
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“People always say not to forget because then history will repeat itself. But maybe history will repeat itself anyway, and forgetting is how we bear it.”
― Sarah Damoff, The Bright Years

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“There are two kinds of grief at a wake: grieving the loss of what was and grieving the loss of what wasn’t.”
― Sarah Damoff, The Bright Years

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“A mother stays even when she's gone, like a muted moon in the daytime sky.”
― Sarah Damoff, The Bright Years

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