Meet the Author at Frisco Public Library: Sarah Damoff
About this Event
Meet Texas author Sarah Damoff at the Frisco Public Library on Tuesday, Sept. 15 at 6:30 p.m. as she discusses and signs her latest book, The Burning Side. The book follows the story of April and Leo as they navigate what remains of their home, and their marriage, after a devastating fire.
The event will take place in the Community Event Room room.
Entry to the event is free. An Eventbrite ticket reserves your copy of the book.
About The Burning Side
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.
About the Author
Sarah is the author of The Burning Side and The Bright Years, which was a USA TODAY bestseller. She lives with her husband and children in Texas, where she has been a social worker.
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