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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: 4.24 · 108,882 ratings · 17,575 reviews · 4 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Bright Years 4.23 avg rating — 108,377 ratings — published 2025 — 10 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 4.66 avg rating — 502 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
	The Burning Side: A Novel 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	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 has read The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox by Maggie O'Farrell (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
Apr 06, 2026 07:49AM · 3 likes · like
Sarah Damoff liked Tanya Rae's review of The Burning Side: "I feel blessed that I somehow held off reading "The Bright Years," until now. Because, I got to read both of Damoff's books right in a row. They feel so real, they aren't cozy. They hurt, because they are stories that could belong to a real person. B" Read more of this review »
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Sarah Damoff made a comment on Drea’s review of The Burning Side " Thank you, Drea! I so appreciate your time given to reading and reviewing this book. Quickly addressing Leo being Hispanic: in Texas, this is our larg ...more "
Apr 05, 2026 04:54PM · see review
Sarah Damoff liked Drea's review of The Burning Side: "I am giving this a 3.5 star rating - rounding up. I was a huge fan of this author’s previous book and would still recommend this one, but it felt like it had some significant gaps. The heritage of Leo felt forced and (this is just me, I'm sure), I di" Read more of this review »
Apr 05, 2026 04:52PM · see review
Sarah Damoff and 1 other person liked Lauren Bachman's review of The Bright Years: "Haven’t been this locked in to a non-thriller story maybe ever, every sentence was almost lyrical. So devastatingly and beautifully written I was swooning between the tears. And the tears were endless. Maybe the first I’ve seen live up to the reviews" Read more of this review »
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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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“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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