MOTHER MARY COMES TO ME

Arundhati Roy’s First Memoir

Born from a surge of memories and emotions following the death of her mother Mary, this remarkable memoir is both intimate and inspiring. It traces Arundhati Roy’s journey from her childhood in Kerala to her present life in Delhi, revealing how she became the person and writer she is today.

At the heart of the story is her extraordinary mother, whom Roy describes as “my shelter and my storm.” Their complex bond—full of thorny love and fierce grace—shapes the narrative into a tribute to freedom and resilience.

Often unsettling, unexpectedly funny, and always profoundly human, the memoir blends the passion, political insight, and warmth of Roy’s essays with the depth and scope of her acclaimed novels The God of Small Things and The Ministry of Utmost Happiness.