Description
Gabriel’s Songbook is the story of a musician whose talent carries him from the hills of Appalachia to the grime and glamour of Nashville and back home again.
Gritty and lyrical, rock ’n’ roll and old-time country, the book transports the reader deep into that age-old dream of making the big time, and shows us the beauty and pathos that lurks underneath.
It is described by other writers in glowing terms:
“What a wonderful book! Artistic ambition, first love, small-town Appalachian life, the image-obsessed machinations of the Nashville music industry: all ring so authentic, so true. Michael Amos Cody’s first novel is gripping, poignant, and unforgettable.”
~ Jeff Mann, author of Country
“I came to care for these characters so much I wished I could step into the book and warn Gabriel and Eliza of the perils ahead of them… Gabriel’s Songbook resonates like a great ballad, a song of love and struggle that keeps chiming in the ears long after the final note is played.”
~ Jesse Graves, author of Tennessee Landscape with Blighted Pine and Basin Ghosts
“Behind the glaring lights of Nashville, the late nights, seedy managers and bad deals, is a beautiful tale of redemption and a love story that will stick with you long after the novel is finished. Cody is not just a wonderful writer but a top-notch musician and songwriter as well… This is the best novel of the music business I’ve come across in a very long time.”
~ Mark D. Baumgartner, Editor, Aethlon: The Journal of Sport Literature
“[T]his is a book that strives after Hemingway’s maxim to write one true sentence, and Michael Amos Cody does that without fail. Gabriel’s Songbook is a novel full of heart and longing, and it deserves its distinguished place on the shelf with some of the best stories of the region.”
~ Charles Dodd White, author of A Shelter of Others and Lambs of Men
