Please join First Light Books in welcoming Sarah Damoff and Taylor Tippett to the store to celebrate Sarah's debut novel, THE BRIGHT YEARS.

The event will begin with an author reception from 6–6:30 p.m., followed by a conversation and signing. Tickets include a copy of the book and a reserved seat. Unreserved seats are available on a first come, first served basis. Free RSVPs are also encouraged.

About the book

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 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, debut 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.

About the authors

Sarah Damoff lives in Texas with her husband and children, where she is a social worker. Her work has appeared in Porter House Review, Ruminate Magazine, and Open Global Rights, among other publications. THE BRIGHT YEARS is her debut novel.

She'll be joined in conversation by Taylor Tippett, the flight attendant who is nationally known for leaving random notes on airplanes to make people's day. She shares her travels, lifestyle, photos from her series project "Words from the Window Seat," and other work online and has built a tribe of more than 115,000 fans and followers along the way. Taylor's acts of kindness have received recognition from HuffPost, Instagram, ABC News, Discovery Channel, TIME, and others. When not living out of her suitcase, Taylor lives full-time in Los Angeles.