Naseem Rakha's Reviews
Reviews of Naseem’s Work
Dec.21.2009
Published by High Country News
Even though The Crying Tree is her debut novel, Rakha entwines these twists into her plot with expert timing. Lucid scenes reveal the complex grief and enduring frustration...
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Sep.26.2009
Published by The Guardian
This is a gripping, well-paced tale, compassionate without being mawkish.
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Aug.22.2009
Published by Spokesmen Journal
A powerful and stunning debut novel...replete with insights into the delicate family dynamics and suppressed emotions of those left behind. Written with wisdom and such...
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Jul.18.2009
Published by Deseret News
"The Crying Tree" is hauntingly beautiful and sad as Rakha examines themes of hate, forgiveness, redemption, acceptance and love. Here, Rakha brings hard questions for which there...
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Jul.17.2009
Published by Las Vegas Review-Journal
“The Crying Tree” is a powerful novel full of moral questions as well as surprises. Like real life, there are no easy roads for these characters, but they make their way, one...
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Jul.12.2009
Published by The Oregonian
More than a novel detailing the oft-chronicled and frequently patsied nature of forgiveness, this is a colorful and creative biography of hate -- about its insidiousness and...
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Jun.02.2009
Published by Library Journal
A more common name for the "crying tree" is the willow, and one grows near Steven (Shep) Stanley's grave in Blaine, OR. This 15-year-old was killed in his home, and his best...
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May.11.2009
Published by Publishers Weekly
The Crying Tree Naseem Rakha. Broadway, $22.95 (304p) ISBN 978-0-7679-3140-3
This complex, layered story of a family's journey toward justice and forgiveness comes together...
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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...