Hana Khan Carries On

A Romance Novel by Uzma Jalaluddin

Subgenres & Tropes:

Contemporary Romance,
Rivals to Lovers,
Family Secrets,
Immigrant Experience

Published 2021

Length 365 pages

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Halal restaurant rivalries with a side of slow-burn romance
Anonymous podcast friendships that spill into real life
Tight-knit Toronto neighborhoods facing big changes

From Little Stack

If you’re drawn to the romantic tension and the big secret at the heart of You’ve Got Mail, you’ll want to read this book. In it, Hana’s family is struggling to keep their halal restaurant open, especially with a new competitor in town. So what if the new business is owned by the very attractive Aydin? For help, Hana asks one of the longtime listeners of the podcast she anonymously hosts. You can probably guess the identity of this mystery listener, but it’s so juicy to experience as romance sparks and secrets are revealed.

Read it before the film, in development with Mindy Kaling’s company, comes out.

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Publisher Description

Sales are slow at Three Sisters Biryani Poutine, the only halal restaurant in the close-knit Golden Crescent neighborhood of Toronto. Hana waitresses there part time, but what she really wants is to tell stories on the radio. If she can just outshine her fellow intern at the city radio station, she may have a chance at landing a job.

In the meantime, Hana pours her thoughts and dreams into a podcast, where she forms a lively relationship with one of her listeners. 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.

When her mysterious aunt and her teenage cousin arrive from India for a surprise visit, they draw Hana into a long-buried family secret. 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.

As 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.

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