The Bright Years

By: Sarah Damoff

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Synopsis: 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. &“A heartbreaker and heart-mender at once.&” —Tayari Jones, New York Times bestselling author of An American MarriageRyan 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.