The Crying Tree

After the Stanley family moves from Illinois to a small Oregon town, their teenage son Shep is shot and killed. Nineteen years later, as the man convicted of his murder finally faces execution at the Oregon State Penitentiary, his mother Irene reveals a secret she has kept from everyone: she has been writing to her son's killer. A moving, suspenseful novel about grief, justice, and the hard, surprising work of forgiveness, written by an Oregon author.

• Author: Naseem Rakha
• Publisher: Broadway Books
• Format: Paperback
• Ages: Adult
• ISBN: 9780767931748