Dmae Roberts talked with Oregon Author Naseem Rakha about her debut novel “The Crying Tree” — the story of a family whose son is murdered. The novel brings to light issues of justice and forgiveness as a mother begins a correspondence with the convicted murderer of her son. Naseem describes her experiences covering an execution and how that experience led her to work on this novel.

Naseem Rakha

Naseem Rakha and Dmae Roberts