"This book is a balm for our time, a reminder of the importance of storytelling in times of suffering, and a remarkable achievement."

-Janice Lee, author of Imagine a Death

"A compelling addition to South Asia's post-Partition literature, what is phenomenal about this book is the revelation of a recurring passion through the generations: education, especially among the family's women."

-Shadab Zeest Hashmi, author of Comb

"Sing Me a Circle walks us through the shadow valleys of empire, sieving for ethical life in the ruins."

-lawrence-minh bùi davis, co-founder of The Asian American Literary Review

"In a kaleidoscope of colors, smells, voices, experience, Najmi has written a loving ode to her grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, parents, a love letter reaching across time and space, and we are so lucky to share in that dream."

-Angela Morales, author of The Girls in My Town

"Sing Me a Circle is filled with wit, keenly observed moments, riveting stories, and priceless wisdom."

-Theo Pauline Nestor, author of Writing Is My Drink

"Patient, thoughtful, but also nimble and surprising, Najmi's writing is epic in scope but attuned to finer details of a life of a multi-national intellectual who moves between cultures and communities in Pakistan, England, and the United States."

-Steven Church, author of I'm Just Getting to the Disturbing Part: on Work, Fear, and Fatherhood and five other books of nonfiction; founding editor of The Normal School