Purple Lotus - A Novel

2021 American Fiction Award: Winner

A 2021 Georgia Author of the Year Award Finalist
2021 International Book Awards, Finalist: Women''s Fiction
2021 International Book Awards, Finalist: Multicultural Fiction

Featured in Travel + Leisure’s "20 Most-anticipated Books for Fall”
“20 Classic and New Books About Feminism That Will Get You Thinking and Talking”
―Parade

“A moving and polished novel that highlights Rao’s literary promise.”
―Kirkus Reviews

“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

“Purple Lotus is the Atlanta novel you need to be reading this year… Tara is probably one of the strongest