Heather's Pick
“For anyone looking for a truly unforgettable read, this is the one.
Mother Mary Comes to Me, Arundhati Roy’s new memoir, might be the most searing thing I’ve read in years. I devoured it over one weekend. I couldn't put it down. And when I finished, I sat with that rare feeling you get when a book doesn’t just move you—it imprints itself on your heart and soul. It is a mother-daughter story of the most unusual kind.
On so many levels, this book is simply extraordinary.
Roy writes about her incredibly difficult but life-shaping relationship with her mother, her calling as an author, and the politics and class issues of India that have shaped her world and voice.
The book weaves her memories—some tender, others harrowing—with reflections on language, activism, grief, beauty, and the small acts of defiance that make up a life. It moves through time and place with the ease of a novel, yet every word feels rooted in truth. The storytelling is effortless, and the sentences are crafted with such care and precision they almost shimmer.
This is the kind of memoir that reminds you why we read: to feel, to reckon, to witness, and to understand more than we did before.
I haven’t been able to stop recommending it. And I truly hope you will pick it up. ”
