Abundance has been longlisted for the National Book Award for Fiction and was named one of the year’s top four debuts by The Telegraph.

Douglas Stuart, the Booker Prize-winning author of Shuggie Bain, describes this debut novel as a “tense, yet tender portrait of a father and son trying to escape life on the margins.” In a story where determination and despair collide, the emotional depth and heartbreaking ending will stay with you long after the final page.

After being evicted from their trailer on New Year's Eve, Henry and his young son, Junior, find themselves living in their pick-up truck. Six months later, their situation is even bleaker. Henry, just released from prison after serving time for drug dealing, is running out of money, and his options are quickly diminishing. But there’s a glimmer of hope today is Junior's birthday, and Henry has a job interview scheduled for tomorrow.

To mark the occasion, Henry takes Junior to McDonald's for dinner and books a room in a budget hotel, offering them a fleeting sense of normalcy. As Junior watches TV and Henry practices for his interview in the bathtub, for a moment, everything feels calm. But when Henry finds himself in a confrontation in the parking lot and Junior falls ill, the fragile peace shatters, leaving them once again struggling to stay afloat.

Each chapter of this deeply moving and compassionate novel begins with the exact amount of money in Henry’s pocket, emphasizing how quickly their fortunes can change. Will they survive the next day?