Described as "brave," "powerful," and "simultaneously personal and political," Circling Toward Home stretches from the Civil Rights era Mississippi home of an F.B.I. family from Minnesota and tumbles across state lines and social boundaries to the present day as a woman breaks with expectations to locate herself in a world of conflicting messages. Part coming-of-age tale, part lesbian love story, part family drama, this personal account reveals how Sharon's innate curiosity and sense of alienation usher her onto the path of her awakening.