MOTHER MARY COMES TO ME

Arundhati Roy's moving performance illuminates her tumultuous experience of being raised in India by her fierce mother, Mary Roy, whom she refers to as "Mrs. Roy." Narrator Roy delivers her memoir in a calm, yielding voice that intensifies the hardships she overcame. Her mother worked miracles at her private school in Kerala, turning boys into gentlemen and teaching girls to resist a culture that sought to control women through fear. But at home, she raged against both Arundhati and her older brother. Moments of quiet humor and an absence of self-pity add to the richness of Roy's account of the obstacles and opportunities that shaped her life and her writing. This haunting and tender memoir is an insightful exploration of a mother-daughter relationship and India's culture. M.F. © AudioFile 2025, Portland, Maine [Published: SEPTEMBER 2025]