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The Bright Years by Sarah Damoff

Contemporary fiction

The Bright Years

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by Sarah Damoff

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In this heart-wrenching story, a family plagued by secrets struggles to reconcile and risks falling apart for good.

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    Marriage issues

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    Drug & alcohol use

Synopsis

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.

Content warning

This book contains scenes that depict a miscarriage, domestic abuse, and eating disorders as well as mentions of suicidal ideation.
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The Bright Years
You Between the Lines
Broken Country
It’s Getting Hot in Here
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Cher: Part One
The Harder I Fight the More I Love You
You Didn’t Hear This From Me
The Lotus Shoes
Sister Snake