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Songs of My Grandmother

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Category: Biography & Autobiography - Asian & Asian American

A collection of poetry and prose that offers comfort, community, and belonging through stories of love, loss, change, and rebirth.

In this collection of poetry and prose, Sara Surani weaves together the universal songs of her ancestors, voices of women she has met across the world, and her own reflections. These are not songs with music, but melodies of memory and spirit–of love and laughter. Of curiosity and wonder. Of healing and hope. Of the little moments when time slows down.



The daughter of Pakistani-Muslim immigrants who moved to South Texas to give their daughter a better life, Surani draws on her roots to create a tapestry of stories; comforting and deeply familiar. Throughout the book, she braids shared struggles with collective joy, reminding us of all that we hold in common while conjuring a deep sense of belonging–one that is needed now, more than ever.

Customer Reviews (5.0 / 5 · 5 reviews)

Sophia C. ★★★★★

The prose pieces about rebirth hit me harder than the poems, which surprised me since I bought it mainly for the poetry. I've already lent it to two friends going through rough breakups because the sections on loss and change feel like someone sitting with you.

Ava T. ★★★★★

I read this collection over three nights and kept dog-earing the prose pieces about change, the ones that read almost like letters. It's rare that a book balances poetry and memoir this well, and the sections on love and loss felt like sitting with someone who actually gets it.

David G. ★★★★★

The poems about rebirth hit me harder than the ones about loss, which I didn't expect from a collection like this. I've been reading one piece a night before bed and it's become a small ritual. The prose sections between the poems tie everything together beautifully.