{"product_id":"mother-mary-comes-to-me-arundhati-roy-9781668094716","title":"Mother Mary Comes to Me | Arundhati Roy","description":"\u003csection class=\"product-description\" style=\"color: #1a1a1a; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.6;\"\u003e\n  \u003ch2 style=\"color: #2c3e50; font-size: 1.75em; margin-bottom: 15px; border-bottom: 2px solid #2c3e50; padding-bottom: 5px;\"\u003eMother Mary Comes to Me\u003c\/h2\u003e\n  \n  \u003ch3 style=\"color: #2c3e50; font-size: 1.25em; margin-top: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px;\"\u003eAccolades \u0026amp; Praise\u003c\/h3\u003e\n  \u003cul style=\"margin-bottom: 20px; padding-left: 20px;\"\u003e\n    \u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 5px;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward Recognition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Finalist for the Kirkus Prize.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 5px;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAnticipated Release:\u003c\/strong\u003e A highly anticipated first work of memoir from the Booker Prize-winning author.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n  \u003ch3 style=\"color: #2c3e50; font-size: 1.25em; margin-top: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px;\"\u003eExtended Synopsis\u003c\/h3\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eMother Mary Comes to Me\u003c\/em\u003e, Arundhati Roy’s first work of memoir, is a soaring account, both intimate and inspirational, 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.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\"\u003e\"Heart-smashed\" by her mother Mary’s death in September 2022 yet puzzled and \"more than a little ashamed\" by the intensity of her response, Roy began to write to make sense of her feelings about the mother she ran from at age eighteen. She embarked on this journey \"not because I didn’t love her, but in order to be able to continue to love her.\" And so begins this astonishing, sometimes disturbing, and surprisingly funny memoir of the author’s journey from her childhood in Kerala, India, where her single mother founded a school, to the writing of her prizewinning novels and essays.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\"\u003eWith the scale, sweep, and depth of her novels, and the passion, political clarity, and warmth of her essays, this book is an ode to freedom and a tribute to thorny love and savage grace.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n  \u003ch3 style=\"color: #2c3e50; font-size: 1.25em; margin-top: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px;\"\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/h3\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArundhati Roy\u003c\/strong\u003e is the legendary, Booker Prize-winning author of the acclaimed novels \u003cem\u003eThe God of Small Things\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Ministry of Utmost Happiness\u003c\/em\u003e. She is also a prolific essayist and prominent political activist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n  \u003ch3 style=\"color: #2c3e50; font-size: 1.25em; margin-top: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px;\"\u003eReader Targeting\u003c\/h3\u003e\n  \u003cul style=\"margin-bottom: 20px; padding-left: 20px;\"\u003e\n    \u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 5px;\"\u003eReaders of literary memoirs and autobiographies.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 5px;\"\u003eFans of Arundhati Roy's acclaimed fiction and political essays.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 5px;\"\u003eThose interested in complex family dynamics, mother-daughter relationships, and Indian history and culture.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n  \u003ch3 style=\"color: #2c3e50; font-size: 1.25em; margin-top: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px;\"\u003eBibliographic \u0026amp; Physical Specifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n  \u003cdiv class=\"table-responsive\" style=\"overflow-x: auto; max-width: 100%; margin-bottom: 25px; -webkit-overflow-scrolling: touch; 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vertical-align: top;\"\u003eBIOGRAPHY \u0026amp; AUTOBIOGRAPHY \/ Literary Figures; BIOGRAPHY \u0026amp; AUTOBIOGRAPHY \/ Memoirs\u003c\/td\u003e\n        \u003c\/tr\u003e\n        \u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #e0e0e0;\"\u003e\n          \u003cth style=\"text-align: left; padding: 10px; background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #2c3e50; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top;\"\u003eDimensions \u0026amp; Weight\u003c\/th\u003e\n          \u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px; color: #1a1a1a; vertical-align: top;\"\u003e9.3 x 6.3 x 1.2 inches \/ 20.14 oz\u003c\/td\u003e\n        \u003c\/tr\u003e\n      \u003c\/tbody\u003e\n    \u003c\/table\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003ch3 style=\"color: #2c3e50; font-size: 1.25em; margin-top: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px;\"\u003eFrequently Asked Questions\u003c\/h3\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat is Mother Mary Comes to Me about?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt is a raw and deeply moving memoir by Arundhati Roy tracing her complex, stormy, and fierce relationship with her mother, Mary Roy, who was a pioneering educator in Kerala, India.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWho is the author?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe book is written by Arundhati Roy, the legendary and acclaimed author of the Booker Prize-winning novel \u003cem\u003eThe God of Small Things\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat themes are explored in the book?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe memoir explores themes of family legacy, defiance, complex mother-daughter bonds, abandonment wounds, and the path to personal and creative freedom.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n  \u003cscript type=\"application\/ld+json\"\u003e\n  {\n    \"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\",\n    \"@graph\": [\n      {\n        \"@type\": [\"Book\", \"Product\"],\n        \"@id\": \"https:\/\/bustdownbooks.com\/products\/mother-mary-comes-to-me-arundhati-roy-9781668094716#book\",\n        \"name\": \"Mother Mary Comes to Me\",\n        \"author\": {\n          \"@type\": \"Person\",\n          \"name\": \"Arundhati Roy\"\n        },\n        \"description\": \"Read Mother Mary Comes to Me by Arundhati Roy. 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