Meet the Author, Naseem Rakha

Author, Naseem Rakha, will discuss the motivation, research and writing of her book, The Crying Tree, at 7:00 P.M., May 3, 2012 at Cascades Library, 21030 Whitfield Place in Potomac Falls. Book signing will follow. The program is free and open to the public.

The Crying Tree is a story of things not being what they seem, of family secrets and how they reverberate through lives, and of being submerged in loss, yet finding ways to go on. It is a story of forgiveness and redemption and of the difficult decisions that confront people in life and that ultimately give life meaning.

Naseem Rakha is an award-winning journalist whose stories have been heard on NPR’s All Things Considered, Morning Edition, Marketplace Radio, Christian Science Monitor, and Living on Earth.

Wendi Kaufman will facilitate the conversation with Ms. Rakha. Kaufman holds an MFA in English/Fiction Writing from George Mason University. Her writing has been published in various literary journals and magazines.

Loudoun County Public Library is proud to host Building Common Ground: Discussions of Community, Civility and Compassion, a multi-format discussion program to spark action, engagement and reflection within our community. The project will run throughout the summer and programs will be held at all branches. All programs are free and open to the public.

Building Common Ground: Discussions of Community, Civility and Compassion is a project of the American Library Association and is supported by the Fetzer Institute. Loudoun County Public Library is one of 30 libraries to have been selected to participate.

The ALA Public Programs Office promotes cultural and community programming as an essential part of library service in all types and sizes of libraries.

The Fetzer Institute is a private operating foundation based in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Established by broadcast pioneer John E. Fetzer (1901-1991), the Institute works with an international team of advisors to create programs that foster awareness of the power that love and forgiveness can have in our world. With an endowment of more than $400 million, the Institute dedicates approximately $20 million annually toward its programming efforts.