In the city and vicinity of Golden Crescent where there are huge populations of South Asian immigrants a new, swanky, halal restaurant threatening her family’s establishment starts to break ground and cause ruckus between everyone. She will have to show them around and be a gracious hostess.īut that is not all. Hana although busy, life seems to want to throw a couple more things to her juggling act, she has a cousin and aunt come in from India. She is majoring in broadcasting in grad school and has a deep need to tell stories more so, to dig for truths. She works at her mother’s restaurant called Three Sisters Biryani Poutine, as well as intern at a radio station, and has her own podcast. Hana Khan is juggling so many jobs, it’s a wonder how she is keeping it all together lately.

Hana Khan Carries On by Uzma Jalaluddin A contemporary romance centered around owning your voice and fighting for your beliefs. A hate-motivated attack on their neighborhood complicates the situation further, as does Hana's growing attraction for Aydin, the young owner of the rival restaurant-who might not be a complete stranger after all.Īs life on the Golden Crescent unravels, Hana must learn to use her voice, draw on the strength of her community and decide what her future should be. When her mysterious aunt and her teenage cousin arrive from India for a surprise visit, they draw Hana into a long-buried family secret. But soon she'll need all the support she can get: a new competing restaurant, a more upscale halal place, is about to open in the Golden Crescent, threatening her mother’s restaurant. In the meantime, Hana pours her thoughts and dreams into a podcast, where she forms a lively relationship with one of her listeners.

If she can just outshine her fellow intern at the city radio station, she may have a chance at landing a job. Hana waitresses there part time, but what she really wants is to tell stories on the radio. Sales are slow at Three Sisters Biryani Poutine, the only halal restaurant in the close-knit Golden Crescent neighborhood of Toronto. One of Amazon's Best Romances of the Month!įor fans of 'You’ve Got Mail,' a young woman juggles pursuing her dream job in radio while helping her family compete with the new halal restaurant across the street, in this sparkling new rom-com by the author of Ayesha at Last.

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