For the Blessings of Jupiter and Venus

<p><strong style=background-color: rgba(248 249 250 1); color: rgba(32 33 36 1)>Disillusioned with modern romance globe-trotting Meena tries an arranged marriage with Avi an aspiring politician in Ohio. But when Avi's political opponent launches racist attacks Meena and Avi are forced to defend their immigrant community which narrowly understands its own traditions and protect their increasingly shaky relationship. This is an intimate funny and heartbreaking novel about small-town America and the politics of marriage. </strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(248 249 250 1); color: rgba(32 33 36 1)>FOR THE BLESSINGS OF VENUS AND JUPITER by Varun Gauri a debut novel is the winner of the 2024 Carol Trawick Fiction Prize from the Washington Writers' Publishing House.</strong></p>