Mother Mary Comes to Me: From the Booker Prize-Winning Author, Arundhati Roy

Mother Mary Comes to Me: From the Booker Prize-Winning Author, Arundhati Roy

Author: Arundhati Roy

ISBN: 978-0143473060

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Book Overview

About This BookArundhati Roy’s first work of memoir, this is a soaring account, both intimate and inspiring, of how the author became the person and the writer she is, shaped by circumstance, but above all by her complex relationship to the extraordinary, singular mother she describes as ‘my shelter and my storm’.Born out of the onrush of memories and feelings provoked by her mother Mary’s death, this is the astonishing, often disturbing and surprisingly funny memoir of the Arundhati Roy’s life, from childhood to the present, from Kerala to Delhi.With the scale, sweep and depth of her novels, The God of Small Things and The Ministry of Utmost Happiness, and the passion, political clarity and warmth of her essays, this book is an ode to freedom, a tribute to thorny love and savage grace – a memoir like no other.Any depiction of smoking in this book is for representational purposes only. Penguin Random House India does not promote or endorse tobacco use Read moreBook DetailsAuthor: Arundhati RoyPublisher: ‎ India Hamish HamiltonFormat: Hardcover – Press & Cut Out Book, 28 August 2025Language: ‎ EnglishPages: 376ISBN: ‎ 978-0143473060Dimensions: ‎ 13.5 x 3.2 x 21.6 cmWeight: ‎ 593 g

Edition details: Hardcover – Press & Cut Out Book, 28 August 2025, English, 376 pages. Reference ISBN: 978-0143473060.

About the Author

Arundhati Roy is the author of the novels The God of Small Things, which won the Booker Prize in 1997, and The Ministry of Utmost Happiness, which was longlisted for the Booker Prize in 2017. Her non-fiction includes My Seditious Heart, Azadi and, most recently, her memoir Mother Mary Comes to Me. She lives in Delhi.

Book Specifications & Quick Facts

Reading Level
General / Adult
Language & Format
English • Hardcover – Press & Cut Out Book, 28 August 2025
ISBN Reference
978-0143473060
Publisher
India Hamish Hamilton
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What is this book about?

About This BookArundhati Roy’s first work of memoir, this is a soaring account, both intimate and inspiring, of how the author became the person and the writer she is, shaped by circumstance, but above all by her complex relationship to the extraordinary, singular mother she describes as ‘my...

Who should read this book?

Recommended for readers who enjoy quality books and are looking for genuine, well-crafted literature by Arundhati Roy.

Why Readers Pick This Edition

  • Published by India Hamish Hamilton.
  • Language: English.
  • Page count: 376.

Catalog Description

About This BookArundhati Roy’s first work of memoir, this is a soaring account, both intimate and inspiring, of how the author became the person and the writer she is, shaped by circumstance, but above all by her complex relationship to the extraordinary, singular mother she describes as ‘my shelter and my storm’.Born out of the onrush of memories and feelings provoked by her mother Mary’s death, this is the astonishing, often disturbing and surprisingly funny memoir of the Arundhati Roy’s life, from childhood to the present, from Kerala to Delhi.With the scale, sweep and depth of her novels, The God of Small Things and The Ministry of Utmost Happiness, and the passion, political clarity...

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