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BRET LOTT is the author of the novels A Song I Knew by Heart, Jewel (an Oprah's Book Club selection in 1999), Reed's Beach, A Stranger's House, The Man Who Owned Vermont, and The Hunt Club; the story collections A Dream of Old Leaves and How to Get Home; and the memoir Fathers, Sons, and Brothers, and Before We Get Started. He and his wife now live in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, where he is editor of The Southern Review and professor of English at Louisiana State University.
Praise for A SONG I KNEW BY HEART An affecting novel about the slow workings of forgiveness and redemption . . . informed by virtues that rarely make it unedited into literature anymore. -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 A moving story . . . Lott uses lyrical, poetic language and addresses moral principles that force the reader to stop for self-reflection. -Tulsa World
