Wed, Apr 29
|Collected Works Bookstore & Coffeehouse
Hafeez Lakhani, Abundance
Two generations of a Muslim Indian family grapple with what parts of life we control and what we must humbly accept in pursuit of the American dream. A People Magazine Most Anticipated Book of 2026. Hafeez will be in conversation with acclaimed author Jamie Figueroa.
Date, Time & Location
Apr 29, 2026, 6:00 PM MDT
Collected Works Bookstore & Coffeehouse, 202 Galisteo St, Santa Fe, NM 87501, USA
About the Event
Join us in-store or register to watch on Zoom.
Pre-order Abundace online from CWB here ($28.00, hardcover, publishes May 5) or call the store to order (505) 988-4226
In suburban Miami, sixty-year-old Sakeena—co-owner of a Dunkin’ franchise along with her husband, Ramzan—has nine months to live unless she consents to an organ transplant. Thirty years ago, at Ramzan’s behest, she left her beloved Rawalpindi, India, for the United States. In the years that followed, she compromised her belief in naseeb, the Muslim notion of destiny, and acquiesced to fertility treatments. This time, she is adamant that she should live as intended—without medical intervention. As her health deteriorates, Ramzan desperately seeks to reunite their grown children with the hope 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)…