In the vibrant heart of Chicago, James Watson seems to have it all—a thriving art studio, a sweeping view of the skyline, and mornings bathed in golden light. Yet even in the brightness, something feels unfinished.
When Emma, his former classmate and unspoken love, reenters his life, everything shifts. Drawn together on an ambitious mosaic project, they find themselves working not only with tile and stone, but with the fragments of their own past.
Creative debates, laughter, and old wounds resurface as the mural grows into a living masterpiece—capturing the hopes and dreams of strangers, and slowly stitching back what time once fractured. The mosaic becomes a backdrop to their unfolding story, a canvas where their past grievances and present aspirations intertwine.
Spanning the years 2002–2007, with echoes reaching back to the late 1980s, Nothing Lost is a luminous tale of love, redemption, and second chances. With quirky, unforgettable characters, it celebrates the mosaic of life itself—from the smallest prayer to the vastness of the cosmos—reminding us that in piecing together what was broken, we can create something profoundly beautiful.
This book was written with a deep respect for the unseen patterns that shape our lives—the geometry beneath the surface, the justice that lingers beyond law, the mercy that waits within forgiveness.