Her acclaimed debut, The Song Reader, won her praise as a "brilliant new literary talent" (The Albuquerque Tribune). Now, Lisa Tucker returns with a starkly lyrical novel of page-turning intensity and rare emotional power.
Patty Taylor can handle anything. So what if the guys in her band dismiss her as just a pretty face, hired by their manager to make them more popular? She's already survived a bad childhood, a destructive teenage relationship, homelessness, and working twelve-hour shifts washing dishes. Traveling with the band gives her a way to provide for Willie, the two-year-old son she adores.
But on a hot summer day in Kentucky, when Willie's father shows up outside her hotel room, newly paroled from prison and intent on having her and his son back, Patty begins a journey that will change her from a girl who can put up with anything to a woman with a voice that can bring the house down. Shout Down the Moon is about following dreams and overcoming obstacles, about finding your voice and becoming the hero of your own life. In Patty Taylor, Lisa Tucker has created an unlikely heroine, a gutsy girl with a wry sense of humor, whose life will depend on having the courage to trust in her big talent and even bigger heart.

From the acclaimed author of The Song Reader, Lisa Tucker delivers a powerful literary novel set in the American South, where a young mother and aspiring singer fights to protect her son and find her voice in a deeply emotional story of resilience, survival, and self-discovery.Patty Taylor has endured more than most—an unstable childhood, a toxic relationship, and years of hardship—but she refuses to give up. Now, touring with a band and raising her young son, Willie, she’s determined to build a better future. But when Willie’s father is released from prison and reenters her life, threatening everything she’s worked for, Patty is forced to confront her past and make impossible choices. As she navigates danger, motherhood, and the struggle to be heard in a male-dominated music world, Patty must find the strength to stand up for herself—and discover the power of her own voice. Heartbreaking yet hopeful, this moving novel explores family, survival, music, and the courage it takes to become the hero of your own story.

The Romance Reader Beautifully written, heartbreakingly real and ultimately hopeful...Tucker is a writing force to be reckoned with.