

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Arts & Letters Live Presents: Sarah Damoff
- **Event Start and End Date**: Tue, 16 Jun, 2026 at 07:30 pm – Tue, 16 Jun, 2026 at 09:00 pm (-05:00)
- **Event Description**: Sarah Damoff’s novel, "The Burning Side," tells the story of April and Leo, a couple on the brink of collapse. When their house goes up in flames, family secrets and thorny histories emerge as they are forced to decide what is worth salvaging. 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.

Sarah Damoff lives in Texas, where she worked for years as a social worker. Her debut novel, "The Bright Years," was a national bestseller.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/dallas/arts-and-letters-live-presents-sarah-damoff/200029444403008
- **Event Categories**: art
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 25

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://dma.org/programs/event/arts-letters-live-sarah-damoff?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=dallas-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Dallas
- **state**: TX
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 1717 N Harwood St, Dallas, TX, United States, Texas 75201
- **lat**: 32.78727
- **long**: -96.80021
- **full address**: 1717 N Harwood St, Dallas, TX, United States, Texas 75201

## Event Organizer details

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- **organizer**: Dallas Museum of Art (https://allevents.in/org/dallas-museum-of-art/366813)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Tue, 16 Jun, 2026 at 07:30 pm (-05:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 1717 N Harwood St, Dallas, TX, United States, Texas 75201
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Dallas Museum of Art
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** art
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Arts & Letters Live Presents: Sarah Damoff ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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