Overview

• At St. Teresa’s College, Roy opened the global launch before overflow audiences and read the first chapter, “Gangster.”
• She tied the release to current crises, citing the war in Gaza and a fresh denial of bail to activist Umar Khalid.
• The book explores her complex relationship with her mother, Mary Roy, through a personal narrative shaped by public struggle.
• Reviews note Mary Roy’s landmark legal fight on inheritance rights for Christian women in Kerala and her founding of a progressive school.
• Published by Scribner at 330 pages, the memoir blends intimate storytelling with Roy’s longstanding political voice.