Sing Me a Circle

<p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>All points on a circle are always the same distance from the center. These exquisite personal essays trace the orbit of author Samina Najmi as she reflects on events people and places that shape her vision of the world. Whether she finds herself in Pakistan England or the United States she keeps her family and her love of stories firmly at the center of her life. As Najmi navigates the process of forging her identity as a professor and mother her extended family inspires haunts and stirs her to action. Through sorrows and singing questions and growth she passes along a centering love of family and beauty to her children. And like the unsung writers in her family Najmi seeks home in time and on the page.</span></p><p></p>