Featured in Travel + Leisure's "20 Most-anticipated Books for Fall" "A moving and polished novel that highlights Rao's literary promise." —Kirkus Reviews "The dazzling tale of an Indian-American woman finding her way through the labyrinth of tradition to self-awareness in the modern world. The writer employs an energetic prose style interspersed with melodic passages to make the writing itself a hybrid. Set in particular times and places, Purple Lotus nonetheless appeals to readers everywhere, especially women, to claim the full measure of their human rights. A vivid and resplendent novel for our time." —Elaine Neil Orr, critically acclaimed author of Swimming Between Worlds "Rao's resonant novel is an ode to the value of personal dignity and the importance of being true to oneself that carries on long after the final chapter." —Newsweek magazine
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