To Hena Shah’s relief, the rising whistle of a tea kettle muffles her mother’s hot

words reverberating around the living room of their Orange County, California,

home.

Hena has just informed her family she is calling off the wedding. This decision

propels her to shed the heavy weight of her Pakistani-American parents’

expectations and leave a promising career in medical marketing to pursue her

lifelong passion for jewelry design. From beyond the grave, Hena’s beloved late

grandmother, Dadi Jaan—the inspiration behind Hena’s creative spirit beckons to

her to make the journey to her ancestral homeland of Pakistan and chase her

dream.

Against the backdrop of the chaotic and colorful energy of Karachi, Pakistan and

the mountainous hinterland of Balochistan, Hena encounters friendship, love, and

crushing betrayal as she explores ways to create a jewelry-making business moored

in centuries-old artisanal traditions.

Mausumbe Road is a coming-of-age story and a riveting suspense novel with an

unexpected twist—inspired by the universal longing to find our own purposeful

path.