Naseem Rakha's Books
Oct.04.2010
Irene and Nate Stanley are living a quiet and contented life with their two children, Bliss and Shep, on their family farm in southern Illinois when Nate suddenly announces he’s been offered a job as a deputy sheriff in Oregon. Irene fights her husband. She doesn’t want to uproot her family and has deep misgivings about the move. Nevertheless, the family leaves, and they’re...
Jul.07.2009
THE CRYING TREE is about a mother who must overcome the hate, grief, and secrets that surround the murder of her 15 year old son - and defy church and family - as she attempts to stop the execution of the man who killed her boy.
THE CRYING TREE was released in hardcover by Broadway/Doubleday July 7, 2009 and in paperback July 6, 2010.
About Naseem
Naseem Rakha is an award winning author and journalist whose stories have been heard on National Public Radio. Her international best selling debut novel, The Crying Tree, has received the 2010 PNBA Award. She lives in Silverton, Oregon with her husband, son...
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Naseem’s Favorite Books
A Place on Earth By Wendell Berry, Eventide By Kent Haruf, Sometimes a Great Notion by Ken Kesey, To Kill a Mockingbird By Harper Lee, Snow Falling an Cedars...