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FICTION

Purple Lotus By Veena Rao

September | She Writes Press | $16.95

moving portrayal of one woman’s journey from India to the American South in an arranged marriage, 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

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