Critical Praise

"Tucker turns an engaging premise into a fascinating novel...the voice, a combination of wistfulness, pragmatism, and humor, is utterly authentic." "

——The Denver Post

"Well-drawn, emotionally nuanced characters. . .Tucker's compulsively readable tale deftly moves over the literary landscape, avoiding genre classification; it succeeds as a subtle romance, an incisive character study and compelling woman-in-peril noir fiction."

——Publishers Weekly

"Like the best blues songs, Tucker's passionate story never flinches from the heartbreak of life, all the while reminding us of the true miracle: that broken hearts can heal, that grief can lead to joy."

——Cassandra King, author of The Sunday Wife

"[A]n other winner. . .Tucker's comfortable writing style pulls the reader into the world she has created as Patty Taylor struggles to prevent her past from destroying the life she is building with her son.  Music is again central to Tucker's writing and adds to the appeal.   Reading Shout Down the Moon feels like you have experienced Lisa Tucker on your own porch telling you about the Patty Taylor Band.  This is another wonderful handselling jewel."

——Mary Gay Shipley, That Bookstore in Blytheville