Summary: <p>Veena Rao shares the inspiration behind her novel, Purple Lotus, the winner in the 2021 American Fiction Awards (multi-cultural category).</p> <p>A tale of an immigrant who comes to Atlanta through marriage, the novel has been described as a "dazzling tale of an Indian-American woman finding her way through the labyrinth of tradition to self-awareness in the modern world" (Elaine Neil Orr, author of Swimming Between Worlds).</p> <p>Touching on issues of domestic abuse, shame, and balancing family and cultural obligations with choosing ourselves, Purple Lotus is a page-turning story that takes the reader from India to the US and back. It was selected as one of Travel + Leisure’s "20 Most-anticipated Books for Fall" and Veena was selected as a finalist in the Georgia Author of the Year award and the International Book Awards. </p> <p>All books featured on the podcast are listed in The Best of Women's Fiction List at <a href="http://www.bookshop.org/"><u>www.bookshop.org</u></a> and <a href="https://amzn.to/3vygc0p"><u>amazon.com</u></a></p> <p>Lainey's author website: <a href="https://www.laineycameron.com/">www.LaineyCameron.com</a></p>
