JLS April Book Club: "The Bright Years" by Sarah Damoff

Schedule

Thu Apr 16 2026 at 07:00 pm to 09:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Obed and Isaac's Microbrewery & Eatery | Springfield, IL

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Book: "The Bright Years" by Sarah Damoff
Host: Lisa Shelton
Location: Obed and Isaac's Microbrewery & Eatery
One family. Four generations. A secret son. A devastating addiction. A Texas family is met with losses and surprises of inheritance, but they’re unable to shake the pull back toward each other in this big-hearted family saga perfect for readers of Mary Beth Keane and Claire Lombardo.
Ryan and Lillian Bright are deeply in love, recently married, and now parents to a baby girl, Georgette. But Lillian has a son she hasn’t told Ryan about, and Ryan has an alcohol addiction he hasn’t told Lillian about, so Georgette comes of age watching their marriage rise and fall.
When a shocking blow scatters their fragile trio, Georgette tries to distance herself from reminders of her parents. Years later, Lillian’s son comes searching for his birth family, so Georgette must return to her roots, unearth her family’s history, and decide whether she can open up to love for them—or herself—while there’s still time.
Told from three intimate points of view, The Bright Years is a tender, true-to-life novel that explores the impact of each generation in a family torn apart by tragedy but, over time, restored by the power of grace and love.
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Obed and Isaac's Microbrewery & Eatery, 500 S 6th St, Springfield, IL 62701-1810, United States

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