<p><b>2021 American Fiction Award: Winner</b></p><p><b>A 2021 Georgia Author of the Year Award Finalist<br>2021 International Book Awards, Finalist: Women''s Fiction<br>2021 International Book Awards, Finalist: Multicultural Fiction</b></p><p><b><br> Featured in Travel + Leisure’s "20 Most-anticipated Books for Fall”<br> “20 Classic and New Books About Feminism That Will Get You Thinking and Talking”<br> ―<i>Parade</i><br><br> “A moving and polished novel that highlights Rao’s literary promise.”<br> ―<i>Kirkus Reviews</i><br><br> “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.”<br> ―<i>Newsweek magazine</i><br><br> “<i>Purple Lotus</i> is the Atlanta novel you need to be reading this year… Tara is probably one of the strongest