The Burning Side: A Novel by Sarah Damoff books and animals both familiar and

and animals both familiar and unexpected

Yuval Zommer’s rich illustrations characterize some of the quirkiest creatures in the animal kingdom

The girl's grandfather

Now it seems the elder Sophie is having memory problems

The Burning Side: A Novel by Sarah Damoff books and animals both familiar andWhen April and Leos house burns in the middle of the night, they escape with their two young children and the quiet knowledge that the fire is not the only thing threatening their family. They retreat to Aprils childhood home in Dallas, where her spirited parents and siblings provide both comfort and complication. As the family reckons with the aftermathgrief, guilt, logistics, and memories scorched and intactthe fire exposes the cracks already