A Song I Knew by Heart: A Novel - Hardcover

" An affecting novel about the slow workings of forgiveness and redemption."
- MAUREEN CORRIGAN, National Public Radio
" Written in lyrical rhythms . . . an affecting hymn to family love and a mantra of empathy and forgiveness."
- Richmond Times-Dispatch
" We can only admire the way Lott . . . creates and differentiates so many characters and sets them into action so naturally. . . . A chance to visit a country of grace where the twisted roads of American literature seldom lead us."
- Los Angeles Times Book Review
" Lott uses lyrical, poetic language and addresses moral principles that force the reader to stop for self-reflection. . . . A moving story."
- Tulsa World
" Vividly intense, intimately detailed . . . a memorable book."
- The Sunday Oklahoman

"An affecting novel about the slow workings of forgiveness and redemption."
-MAUREEN CORRIGAN, National Public Radio

"Written in lyrical rhythms . . . an affecting hymn to family love and a mantra of empathy and forgiveness."
-Richmond Times-Dispatch

"We can only admire the way Lott . . . creates and differentiates so many characters and sets them into action so naturally. . . . A chance to visit a country of grace where the twisted roads of American literature seldom lead us."
-Los Angeles Times Book Review

"Lott uses lyrical, poetic language and addresses moral principles that force the reader to stop for self-reflection. . . . A moving story."
-Tulsa World

"Vividly intense, intimately detailed . . . a memorable book."
-The Sunday Oklahoman

BRET LOTT is the author of the novels Jewel (an Oprah Book Club selection in 1999), Reed’s Beach, A Stranger’s House, The Man Who Owned Vermont, and The Hunt Club; the story collections How to Get Home and A Dream of Old Leaves; and the memoir Fathers, Sons, and Brothers. He is a professor of English at the College of Charleston, and lives with his wife and two sons in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina.