The Ballad of The Lost Dogs of East Nashville

<p><em style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>The Ballad of the Lost Dogs of East Nashville</em><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)> tells the story of an unlikely group of musicians who are brought together through the power of music when something miraculous happens.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>Set against the backdrop of a rapidly changing and explosively creative neighborhood-and seen through the eyes of people who have experienced true devastation-we find this unintended troupe bringing a community together across cultural generational and ethnic divides.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>But can some things-even good and true things-get too big for their own good? Might the mission-individually and collectively understood-of this band of Lost Dogs-be compromised by their own success?</span></p><p></p><p><strong><em>Appreciation:</em></strong></p><p></p><p>The characters jump right off the page and into your heart. If you're a fan of second-chance stories this is for you! It's all about the power of music to unite people from all backgrounds. A beautiful song of a story. (Sam Wade <em>Producer Songwriter and Hadestown band member.)</em></p><p></p><p>...A charming book with likable characters and a story that isn't rushing the reader along. Thompson has created a cast of characters you start caring about as soon as the pages turn. That's because it seems likely that the author cares about them too. Maybe it's because I read the book during the holiday season but it has all the feel-goodness of a timely holiday movie. (Phil Madeira <em>Songwriter Producer Musician with Emmylou Harris etc</em>.)</p><p></p><p>... A wonderfully written testament to what it means to be human in a broken yet hope-filled world. Thompson's characters come alive as they form a community that is a taste of heaven on earth. East Nashville is where we all live between now and eternity dwelling in the relationships we create... (Quentin Schultze <em>Professor of Communication Emeritus Calvin University author of You'll Shoot Your Eye Out! Life Lessons from the Movie 'A Christmas Story</em>')</p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>John Thompson spins a yarn here that covers a lot of my favorite themes: music social movements and the deep territory of the human heart. The story carried me along with intricately developed characters and musical descriptions only an insider could know. (Don Chaffer </span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Singer/Songwriter & Professor of Music Lipscomb University</em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>)</span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(37 36 36 1)>... A rare treat of a novel--it is fun wise and inspiring. You'll love the characters and feel the Nashville setting. </span><em style=color: rgba(37 36 36 1)>Lost Dogs</em><span style=color: rgba(37 36 36 1)> is music to your ear and a bright light to your soul.</span><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> (</span><span style=color: rgba(37 36 36 1)>Bishop Todd Hunter</span><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> </span><span style=color: rgba(37 36 36 1)>Author: </span><em style=color: rgba(37 36 36 1)>What Jesus Intended</em><span style=color: rgba(37 36 36 1)>)</span></p><p></p><p>The first book I've ever read that truly captures the core of the magic of East Nashville. I can't recommend this book enough. (Chuck Beard <em>Metro Arts Nashville</em>)</p>