The Mis-Arrangement of Sana Saeed just like Jane Austen’s 'Persuasion' is all about family pressures, class pressures, societal pressures - all the pressures - navigated by two people who once innocently fell into fast love with each other, and are now reunited, amidst conflict and tension. They navigate all that conflict, all that tension, all those pressures, and find their way to each other. It’s a debut novel from Noreen Mughees, a writer and an engineer specializing in environmental policy. For her day job Mughees works on environmental justice for under-served communities and immigrant communities, and, as it does in Austen, that kind of conflict and examination of power structures also comes out in this book. And so does the romance! Just like her heroine Sana Saeed, Mughees is navigating life, love, Muslim family and community, and environmental justice issues in her work - and it all comes out in this book. We spoke with Noreen Mughees about The Mis-Arrangement of Sana Saeed as the book was launching, earlier this month. Enjoy this Austen Connection episode featuring our conversation with author Noreen Mughees.Music for this episode of the Austen Connection podcast is by: Nico Staf, Patrick Patrikios, on YouTube’s free music archive.You can see more conversations and community about Jane Austen at austenconnection.substack.com. See you there! Get full access to The Austen Connection at austenconnection.substack.com/subscribe