Discover the incredible first memoir from Booker-winning radical icon Arundhati Roy, author of The God of Small Things. Mother Mary Comes to Me is a soaring, intimate, and inspiring account of how Arundhati Roy became the writer she is, profoundly shaped by her relationship with her extraordinary mother, Mary.

• The Sunday Times Bestseller
• Winner of the Indie Book Awards 2026
• Shortlisted for the Women's Prize for Nonfiction 2026
• Foyles Book of the Year 2025
• Blackwell's Non-Fiction Book of the Year 2025

Shaken by the intensity of her response to her mother's death, Arundhati Roy began writing this remarkable memoir. It serves as an ode to freedom, a tribute to thorny love and savage grace, detailing how she was shaped by circumstance and, above all, by her relationship with Mary, whom she describes as ‘my shelter and my storm’.

Written with the scale and sweep of her novels, and the political clarity and warmth of her essays, this is a memoir unlike any other, exploring the ferocity of mother-daughter relationships and the making of a writer.

This edition is presented in paperback format and is written entirely in English.

• Author: Arundhati Roy
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Language: English
• Print Length: 384 pages
• Publication Date: June 11, 2026
• ISBN 10: 1405978473
• ISBN 13: 978-1405978477
• Dimensions: 130mm x 196mm x 25mm
• Weight: 200 g

Explore the powerful journey of Arundhati Roy through this deeply personal and critically acclaimed work.