Mother Mary Comes to Me

Mother Mary Comes to Me is Arundhati Roy's first memoir, tracing her life as a writer and public intellectual through the complicated, formative relationship she shared with her mother, educator and activist Mary Roy. Intimate personal history is interwoven with Roy's experiences in Kerala and Delhi, her literary development, and the political awareness that shaped her work.

The memoir won the National Book Critics Circle Award for Autobiography for publishing year 2025. It was also named a Kirkus Best Book of 2025 and was a Kirkus Prize finalist. Roy is the Booker Prize-winning author of The God of Small Things.

This is the September 2025 first Scribner Canada edition and first printing, with the complete number line including 1. The book is flat signed by Arundhati Roy in blue ink on the title page, without a visible inscription. ISBN 9781668095058. The book has deckle-edged pages.

Hardcover with dust jacket in Very Good condition as reported by the seller. Light creasing is visible at the upper jacket corners, along with minor exterior handling wear. The dust jacket is now protected in a removable clear plastic cover. Please review the photographs for the copy-specific appearance.