In Abund ance\, two generations of a Muslim Indian family grapple wit h what parts of life we control and what we must humbly accept in pursuit of the American dream&mdash\;for readers of Min Jin Lee\, \;Mohsin Ham id\, and \;Ayad AkhtarIn suburban Miami\, sixty-year-old Sakeena&mdash \;co-owner of a Dunkin&rsquo\; franchise along with her husband\, Ramzan&m dash\;has nine months to live unless she consents to an organ transplant. Thirty years ago\, at Ramzan&rsquo\;s behest\, she left her beloved Rawalp indi\, India\, for the United States. In the years that followed\, she com promised her belief in naseeb\, the Muslim notion of destiny\, and acquies ced to fertility treatments. This time\, she is adamant that she should li ve as intended&mdash\;without medical intervention. As her health deterior ates\, Ramzan desperately seeks to reunite their grown children with the h ope of convincing Sakeena to extend her life.But there are complications. Eldest daughter Fareen is consumed by an important business deal that\, if successful\, will land her a highly desired (and lucrative) promotion. Me anwhile\, youngest son Adnan is living abroad and unable to return to the States due to his own unscrupulous business practices\, a pattern stretchi ng back to his adolescence. If they have any hope of saving their mother&r squo\;s life\, the siblings must take extraordinary action to wrestle with their life choices\, actions that reveal the always-present tension betwe en ambition and fate. \;Brought to life by prose that captures the spi rit of contemporary Miami as effortlessly as it conveys the challenges of running a Dunkin&rsquo\; franchise\, \;Abundance \;is a beautiful\ , moving read from an exciting new American voice.\n
HAFEEZ LAKHANI \;was born in Hy derabad\, India\, and raised in suburban South Florida. His fiction and es says have appeared in \;Crazyhorse\, \;Exposition Rev iew\, \;Salt Hill Journal\, \;Tikkun\, \;The Cortland Review\, and \;The Southern Review\, among other publications. He has received fellowships from PEN America and the Center for Fiction\, has been recognized twice with a Notable Essay in \;Best American Essays\, and has been nom inated twice for a Pushcart Prize.
