Mother Mary Comes To Me

Arundhati Roy returns to fiction with a sweeping, intimate novel that moves between the lives of people whose stories are shaped by love, loss, and the weight of history. Her prose is lyrical and playful, shifting between the everyday and the political with a sharp eye for the small details that make up a life.

Readers drawn to richly textured storytelling and to writing that treats personal memory as inseparable from the wider world will find much to savour here. The book suits those who enjoy literary fiction that asks difficult questions about belonging, faith, and the ties that bind families and communities.

Roy's admirers, as well as newcomers curious about one of the most distinctive voices in contemporary world literature, will find this an absorbing and thoughtful read.