{"id":310144,"date":"2026-03-04T11:49:19","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T09:49:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/?p=310144"},"modified":"2026-03-04T12:11:20","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T10:11:20","slug":"a-mother-like-no-other-a-fierce-funny-memoir","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/a-mother-like-no-other-a-fierce-funny-memoir\/","title":{"rendered":"A mother like no other: a fierce, funny memoir"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-book-mother-mary-comes-to-me\">Book: Mother Mary Comes to Me<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-author-arundhati-roy\">Author: Arundhati Roy<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In her first memoir, Booker Prize-winning author Arundhati Roy turns from fiction to memory, tracing her turbulent, formative relationship with her mother, the formidable Mary Roy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"641\" height=\"1024\" data-attachment-id=\"310145\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/a-mother-like-no-other-a-fierce-funny-memoir\/whatsappimage2026-03_56496\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WhatsAppImage2026-03_56496.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,1918\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"WhatsAppImage2026-03_56496\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;dummy text&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WhatsAppImage2026-03_56496-641x1024.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WhatsAppImage2026-03_56496-641x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"Cover of Mother Mary Comes to Me\" class=\"wp-image-310145\" srcset=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WhatsAppImage2026-03_56496-641x1024.jpeg 641w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WhatsAppImage2026-03_56496-188x300.jpeg 188w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WhatsAppImage2026-03_56496-768x1228.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WhatsAppImage2026-03_56496-961x1536.jpeg 961w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WhatsAppImage2026-03_56496.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 641px) 100vw, 641px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-synopsis\">Synopsis<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Growing up between Kerala and Tamil Nadu, Roy was raised in a household alive with eccentric relatives, fierce arguments and even fiercer love. Mary Roy, a visionary educator who founded a celebrated school in Kottayam and won a landmark legal battle securing inheritance rights for Christian women, was both trailblazer and tyrant \u2014 \u201cmy shelter and my storm\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/tag\/book-review\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/tag\/book-review\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">For more book reviews click here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-to-expect\">What to expect<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Expect storytelling that meanders beautifully, as if shared on a shaded veranda: vivid family portraits, sharp humour and flashes of rebellion. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Roy writes candidly about the emotional whiplash of her childhood, from moments of rejection alongside deep attachment to her eventual flight to Delhi at 18 to carve out her own identity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is not a sentimental tribute but an unflinching exploration of contradiction. Roy examines how conflict, chaos and complicated love shaped her into both activist and artist. The tone is intimate yet politically alert, blending personal confession with social commentary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Part ode, part reckoning, this memoir is bold, witty and deeply human. It\u2019s a reminder that mother-daughter relationships are rarely simple and often the crucible in which exceptional women are forged.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Arundhati Roy&#8217;s memoir Mother Mary Comes to Me traces her formative relationship with her formidable educator mother. Bold and deeply human.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":300243,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_yoast_wpseo_linkdex":"","_yoast_wpseo_content_score":"90","_yoast_wpseo_inclusive_language_score":"90","_yoast_wpseo_is_cornerstone":"","_yoast_wpseo_canonical":"","_yoast_wpseo_opengraph-title":"","_yoast_wpseo_opengraph-description":"","_yoast_wpseo_opengraph-image":"","_yoast_wpseo_opengraph-image-id":"","_yoast_wpseo_twitter-title":"","_yoast_wpseo_twitter-description":"","_yoast_wpseo_twitter-image":"","_yoast_wpseo_twitter-image-id":"","newspack_ads_suppress_ads":false,"newspack_sponsor_sponsorship_scope":"","newspack_sponsor_native_byline_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_native_category_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_style":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_placement":"inherit","_crsspst_to_novanewscoza":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozabloemnewsexpress":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozacityvision":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozadistrictmailhelderberg":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozaeikestadnuus":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozahermanustimes":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozakomani-karoo":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozakougaexpress":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozamthathaexpress":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozanoordkaapbulletin":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozapaarlpost":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozapeexpress":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozapeoplespost":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozaswartlandgazette":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozaudexpress":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozavistanews":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozavrystaatkroon":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozaweskusnuus":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozaweslander":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozaworcesterstandard":false,"_EventAllDay":"","_EventTimezone":"","_EventStartDate":"","_EventEndDate":"","_EventStartDateUTC":"","_EventEndDateUTC":"","_EventShowMap":"","_EventShowMapLink":"","_EventURL":"","_EventCost":"","_EventCostDescription":"","_EventCurrencySymbol":"","_EventCurrencyCode":"","_EventCurrencyPosition":"","_EventDateTimeSeparator":"","_EventTimeRangeSeparator":"","_EventOrganizerID":"","_EventVenueID":"","_OrganizerEmail":"","_OrganizerPhone":"","_OrganizerWebsite":"","_VenueAddress":"","_VenueCity":"","_VenueCountry":"","_VenueProvince":"","_VenueState":"","_VenueZip":"","_VenuePhone":"","_VenueURL":"","_VenueStateProvince":"","_VenueLat":"","_VenueLng":"","_VenueShowMap":"","_VenueShowMapLink":"","_application":"","_batch_id":"","_company_name":"","_company_tagline":"","_company_twitter":"","_company_video":"","_company_website":"","_custom_id":"","_EventDuration":"","_EventOrigin":"","_EventTimezoneAbbr":"","_featured":"","_filled":"","_job_expires":"","_job_location":"","_media_credit":"","_media_credit_url":"","_menu_item_menu_item_parent":"","_menu_item_object":"","_menu_item_object_id":"","_menu_item_target":"","_menu_item_type":"","_menu_item_url":"","_menu_item_xfn":"","_navis_media_can_distribute":"","_navis_media_credit_org":"","_OrganizerOrigin":"","_provider":"","_pum_built_in":"","_pum_default_theme":"","_pum_form_conversion_count":"","_remote_id":"","_remote_name":"","_remote_position":"","_report_frequency":"","_report_reference_dates":"","_send_attempts":"","_site_id":"","_sitemap_exclude":"","_sitemap_frequency":"","_sitemap_priority":"","_source_url":"","_subscription_period":"","_subscription_period_interval":"","_subscription_price":"","_tec_slr_enabled":"","_tec_slr_layout":"","_template_type":"","_ticket_end_date":"","_ticket_start_date":"","_tribe_aggregator_allow_multiple_organizers":"","_tribe_aggregator_content_type":"","_tribe_aggregator_file":"","_tribe_aggregator_finalized":"","_tribe_aggregator_hash":"","_tribe_aggregator_import_id":"","_tribe_aggregator_import_name":"","_tribe_aggregator_interactive":"","_tribe_aggregator_origin":"","_tribe_aggregator_post_status":"","_tribe_aggregator_preview":"","_tribe_aggregator_source_name":"","_tribe_aggregator_type":"","_tribe_default_ticket_provider":"","_tribe_hide_attendees_list":"","_tribe_rsvp_for_event":"","_tribe_ticket_capacity":"","_tribe_ticket_header":"","_tribe_ticket_show_description":"","_tribe_ticket_show_not_going":"","_tribe_ticket_version":"","_type":"","_VenueOrigin":"","_wp_attachment_context":"","_wp_attachment_image_alt":"","_wp_font_face_file":"","_wp_old_date":"","_yoast_wpseo_estimated-reading-time-minutes":"1","_yoast_wpseo_focuskeywords":"","_yoast_wpseo_focuskw_text_input":"","_yoast_wpseo_keywordsynonyms":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_block-catalog":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_category":"28","_yoast_wpseo_primary_job_listing_type":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_nova_retailer":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_publication":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_tribe_events_cat":"","_yoast_wpseo_videositemap-duration":"","_yoast_wpseo_videositemap-rating":"","_menu_item_classes":[],"_tribe_modified_fields":[],"_wp_attachment_backup_sizes":[],"_wp_suggested_privacy_policy_content":[],"_yoast_post_redirect_info":[],"_yoast_wpseo_video_meta":[],"activation_date":"","archive_insertion_is_repeating":"","archive_insertion_posts_count":"","article_feature_media":"1","article_feature_type":"normal","article_main_image_caption":"dummy text","article_media_icon":"1","article_template":"news","author_byline":"Karen Watkins","background_color":"","block_editor":"1","byline":"Lauren O'Connor-Maylauren.oconnor-may@novusmedia.co.za","cmplz_hide_cookiebanner":"","competition_end_date":"","contact_advertise_email":"","contact_advertise_phone":"","contact_editorial_email":"","contact_general_email":"","contact_general_phone":"","contact_office_hours":"","contact_physical_address":"","enabled":"","featured_image_custom_caption":"","featured_video_url":"","fields":"","font_body":"","font_header":"","frequency":"","headline":"A mother like no other: a fierce, funny memoir","hide_border":"","icon":"","is_wp_suggestion":"","issuu_download_url":"","issuu_embed_url":"","language_version_url":"","large_border":"","name":"mar4_loreview","nm_contact_name":"","nm_contact_number":"","nm_date_lost":"","no_overlay_background":"","node-url":"","obituary_born_date":"","obituary_died_date":"","obituary_memoriam_text":"","origin":"","overlay_color":"","overlay_opacity":"","overlay_size":"","placement":"","plural_label":"","post_author":"","post_id":"","post_language":"en","secret-key":"","sponsored_utm_campaign":"","sponsored_utm_content":"","sponsored_utm_medium":"","sponsored_utm_source":"","sponsored_utm_term":"","start_date":"","utm_suppression":"","video_embed_url":"","wp_pattern_sync_status":"","data_version":[],"enclosure":[],"pongrass_image":["mar4_loreview_P1"],"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_newspack_byline_active":false,"_newspack_byline":"","newspack_content_restriction_is_exempt":false,"scaip_prevent_shortcode_addition":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[28,24],"tags":[8146,7931,7909],"newspack_spnsrs_tax":[],"publication":[],"class_list":["post-310144","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lifestyle","category-opinion","tag-book-review","tag-books","tag-recommended"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.8 (Yoast SEO v27.8) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>A mother like no other: a fierce, funny memoir | TygerBurger<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Arundhati Roy&#039;s memoir Mother Mary Comes to Me traces her formative relationship with her formidable educator mother. Bold and deeply human.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/a-mother-like-no-other-a-fierce-funny-memoir\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"A mother like no other: a fierce, funny memoir\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Arundhati Roy&#039;s memoir Mother Mary Comes to Me traces her formative relationship with her formidable educator mother. Bold and deeply human.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/a-mother-like-no-other-a-fierce-funny-memoir\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"TygerBurger\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TygerBurger\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-03-04T09:49:19+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-03-04T10:11:20+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/bookreviewlogojpg.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1024\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1024\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Karen Watkins\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@tygerburger\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@tygerburger\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"TygerBurger\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/tygerburger\\\/a-mother-like-no-other-a-fierce-funny-memoir\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/tygerburger\\\/a-mother-like-no-other-a-fierce-funny-memoir\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"TygerBurger\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/tygerburger\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/0f71e348ba4b9942416d90370345e952\"},\"headline\":\"A mother like no other: a fierce, funny memoir\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-03-04T09:49:19+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-03-04T10:11:20+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/tygerburger\\\/a-mother-like-no-other-a-fierce-funny-memoir\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":234,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/tygerburger\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/tygerburger\\\/a-mother-like-no-other-a-fierce-funny-memoir\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/tygerburger\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/12\\\/bookreviewlogojpg.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Book review\",\"Books\",\"Recommended\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Lifestyle\",\"Opinion\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-ZA\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/tygerburger\\\/a-mother-like-no-other-a-fierce-funny-memoir\\\/#respond\"]}],\"copyrightYear\":\"2026\",\"copyrightHolder\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/tygerburger\\\/#organization\"}},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/tygerburger\\\/a-mother-like-no-other-a-fierce-funny-memoir\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/tygerburger\\\/a-mother-like-no-other-a-fierce-funny-memoir\\\/\",\"name\":\"A mother like no other: a fierce, funny memoir | TygerBurger\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/tygerburger\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/tygerburger\\\/a-mother-like-no-other-a-fierce-funny-memoir\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/tygerburger\\\/a-mother-like-no-other-a-fierce-funny-memoir\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/tygerburger\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/12\\\/bookreviewlogojpg.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-03-04T09:49:19+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-03-04T10:11:20+00:00\",\"description\":\"Arundhati Roy's memoir Mother Mary Comes to Me traces her formative relationship with her formidable educator mother. Bold and deeply human.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/tygerburger\\\/a-mother-like-no-other-a-fierce-funny-memoir\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-ZA\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/tygerburger\\\/a-mother-like-no-other-a-fierce-funny-memoir\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-ZA\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/tygerburger\\\/a-mother-like-no-other-a-fierce-funny-memoir\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/tygerburger\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/12\\\/bookreviewlogojpg.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/tygerburger\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/12\\\/bookreviewlogojpg.jpg\",\"width\":1024,\"height\":1024,\"caption\":\"- file image\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/tygerburger\\\/a-mother-like-no-other-a-fierce-funny-memoir\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/tygerburger\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Lifestyle\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/tygerburger\\\/lifestyle\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"A mother like no other: a fierce, funny memoir\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/tygerburger\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/tygerburger\\\/\",\"name\":\"TygerBurger\",\"description\":\"To Inform, Engage and Empower Local Communities\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/tygerburger\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/tygerburger\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-ZA\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/tygerburger\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"TygerBurger\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/tygerburger\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-ZA\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/tygerburger\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/tygerburger\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/tyger-burger-site-icon.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/tygerburger\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/tyger-burger-site-icon.png\",\"width\":512,\"height\":512,\"caption\":\"TygerBurger\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/tygerburger\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/TygerBurger\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/tygerburger\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/tygerburger\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/@TygerBurger-SA\"],\"description\":\"Tygerburger has been a staple in the northern suburbs of Cape Town for many years, providing readers with timely and relevant local news. TygerBurger is a free weekly community newspaper distributed in the northern suburbs of Cape Town, serving areas including Bellville, Durbanville, Parow, Kuils River, Brackenfell, Kraaifontein, Goodwood, Milnerton, Table View, Tyger Valley, De Grendel, Mitchells Plain, Eerste River, Elsies River, and Ravensmead.\",\"email\":\"tygerburger@novusmedia.co.za\",\"telephone\":\"+27219106500\",\"legalName\":\"Novus Media (Pty) Ltd\",\"foundingDate\":\"2025-01-01\",\"vatID\":\"4100318916\",\"taxID\":\"2000\\\/018234\\\/07\",\"numberOfEmployees\":{\"@type\":\"QuantitativeValue\",\"minValue\":\"51\",\"maxValue\":\"200\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/tygerburger\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/0f71e348ba4b9942416d90370345e952\",\"name\":\"TygerBurger\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-ZA\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/ae2ee35b60e108b154991fcbdb6e9114c9fa89c1b3386c09fa6f9b73c43dd5af?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/ae2ee35b60e108b154991fcbdb6e9114c9fa89c1b3386c09fa6f9b73c43dd5af?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/ae2ee35b60e108b154991fcbdb6e9114c9fa89c1b3386c09fa6f9b73c43dd5af?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"TygerBurger\"},\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/tygerburger\\\/author\\\/tygerburger\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"A mother like no other: a fierce, funny memoir | TygerBurger","description":"Arundhati Roy's memoir Mother Mary Comes to Me traces her formative relationship with her formidable educator mother. Bold and deeply human.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/a-mother-like-no-other-a-fierce-funny-memoir\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"A mother like no other: a fierce, funny memoir","og_description":"Arundhati Roy's memoir Mother Mary Comes to Me traces her formative relationship with her formidable educator mother. Bold and deeply human.","og_url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/a-mother-like-no-other-a-fierce-funny-memoir\/","og_site_name":"TygerBurger","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TygerBurger\/","article_published_time":"2026-03-04T09:49:19+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-03-04T10:11:20+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1024,"height":1024,"url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/bookreviewlogojpg.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Karen Watkins","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@tygerburger","twitter_site":"@tygerburger","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"TygerBurger","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/a-mother-like-no-other-a-fierce-funny-memoir\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/a-mother-like-no-other-a-fierce-funny-memoir\/"},"author":{"name":"TygerBurger","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/#\/schema\/person\/0f71e348ba4b9942416d90370345e952"},"headline":"A mother like no other: a fierce, funny memoir","datePublished":"2026-03-04T09:49:19+00:00","dateModified":"2026-03-04T10:11:20+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/a-mother-like-no-other-a-fierce-funny-memoir\/"},"wordCount":234,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/a-mother-like-no-other-a-fierce-funny-memoir\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/bookreviewlogojpg.jpg","keywords":["Book review","Books","Recommended"],"articleSection":["Lifestyle","Opinion"],"inLanguage":"en-ZA","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/a-mother-like-no-other-a-fierce-funny-memoir\/#respond"]}],"copyrightYear":"2026","copyrightHolder":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/#organization"}},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/a-mother-like-no-other-a-fierce-funny-memoir\/","url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/a-mother-like-no-other-a-fierce-funny-memoir\/","name":"A mother like no other: a fierce, funny memoir | TygerBurger","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/a-mother-like-no-other-a-fierce-funny-memoir\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/a-mother-like-no-other-a-fierce-funny-memoir\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/bookreviewlogojpg.jpg","datePublished":"2026-03-04T09:49:19+00:00","dateModified":"2026-03-04T10:11:20+00:00","description":"Arundhati Roy's memoir Mother Mary Comes to Me traces her formative relationship with her formidable educator mother. Bold and deeply human.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/a-mother-like-no-other-a-fierce-funny-memoir\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-ZA","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/a-mother-like-no-other-a-fierce-funny-memoir\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-ZA","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/a-mother-like-no-other-a-fierce-funny-memoir\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/bookreviewlogojpg.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/bookreviewlogojpg.jpg","width":1024,"height":1024,"caption":"- file image"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/a-mother-like-no-other-a-fierce-funny-memoir\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Lifestyle","item":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/lifestyle\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"A mother like no other: a fierce, funny memoir"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/#website","url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/","name":"TygerBurger","description":"To Inform, Engage and Empower Local Communities","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-ZA"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/#organization","name":"TygerBurger","url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-ZA","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/tyger-burger-site-icon.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/tyger-burger-site-icon.png","width":512,"height":512,"caption":"TygerBurger"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TygerBurger\/","https:\/\/x.com\/tygerburger","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/tygerburger\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@TygerBurger-SA"],"description":"Tygerburger has been a staple in the northern suburbs of Cape Town for many years, providing readers with timely and relevant local news. TygerBurger is a free weekly community newspaper distributed in the northern suburbs of Cape Town, serving areas including Bellville, Durbanville, Parow, Kuils River, Brackenfell, Kraaifontein, Goodwood, Milnerton, Table View, Tyger Valley, De Grendel, Mitchells Plain, Eerste River, Elsies River, and Ravensmead.","email":"tygerburger@novusmedia.co.za","telephone":"+27219106500","legalName":"Novus Media (Pty) Ltd","foundingDate":"2025-01-01","vatID":"4100318916","taxID":"2000\/018234\/07","numberOfEmployees":{"@type":"QuantitativeValue","minValue":"51","maxValue":"200"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/#\/schema\/person\/0f71e348ba4b9942416d90370345e952","name":"TygerBurger","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-ZA","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ae2ee35b60e108b154991fcbdb6e9114c9fa89c1b3386c09fa6f9b73c43dd5af?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ae2ee35b60e108b154991fcbdb6e9114c9fa89c1b3386c09fa6f9b73c43dd5af?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ae2ee35b60e108b154991fcbdb6e9114c9fa89c1b3386c09fa6f9b73c43dd5af?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"TygerBurger"},"url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/author\/tygerburger\/"}]}},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/bookreviewlogojpg.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":276459,"url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/local-author-ticks-all-the-boxes-in-not-another-samoosa-run\/","url_meta":{"origin":310144,"position":0},"title":"Local author ticks all the boxes in Not Another Samoosa Run","author":"Lauren O\u2019Connor May","date":"5 September 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"This romance novel is fun, funny and a little sad. It breaks the mold but does it so cleverly that the author gets away with it.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Lifestyle&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Lifestyle","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/lifestyle\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Not Another Samoosa Run by Nadia Cassim","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/notanothersamoosarun_95921.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/notanothersamoosarun_95921.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/notanothersamoosarun_95921.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/notanothersamoosarun_95921.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/notanothersamoosarun_95921.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":271804,"url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/refugee-tells-of-harrowing-escape-from-war-torn-drc\/","url_meta":{"origin":310144,"position":1},"title":"Refugee tells of harrowing escape from war torn DRC","author":"TygerBurger","date":"1 August 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Book review: Two sisters endure a harrowing 5 000 km journey from war-torn DRC to South Africa in this brutally honest, powerful memoir.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Lifestyle&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Lifestyle","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/lifestyle\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"The Smallest Ones by Popina Khumanda","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/The-Smallest-Ones.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":272725,"url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/debut-authors-murder-mystery-keeps-the-pages-turning\/","url_meta":{"origin":310144,"position":2},"title":"Debut author&#8217;s murder mystery keeps the pages turning","author":"Lauren O\u2019Connor May","date":"8 August 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Debut author cleverly hides whodunnit clues in a layered plot with plenty of red herrings, romantic subplots and nerdy publishing jokes.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Lifestyle&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Lifestyle","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/lifestyle\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Unsolicited is Capetonian author Andrea Shaw's debut novel.","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/UNSOLICITEDHR_95587.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/UNSOLICITEDHR_95587.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/UNSOLICITEDHR_95587.jpeg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/UNSOLICITEDHR_95587.jpeg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/UNSOLICITEDHR_95587.jpeg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":282043,"url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/poetry-anthology-is-a-collection-of-sharp-edged-shards\/","url_meta":{"origin":310144,"position":3},"title":"Poetry anthology is a collection of sharp-edged shards","author":"Lauren O\u2019Connor May","date":"24 October 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Not This Tender, a debut poetry anthology by Libyan-born Sarah Uheida is full of sharp edges.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Arts&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Arts","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/arts\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Sarah Uheida's poetry collection Not this Tender","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/not-this-tender1_60594.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/not-this-tender1_60594.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/not-this-tender1_60594.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/not-this-tender1_60594.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/not-this-tender1_60594.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":283450,"url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/local-authors-publish-sa-flavoured-romances\/","url_meta":{"origin":310144,"position":4},"title":"Local authors publish SA-flavoured romances","author":"Lauren O\u2019Connor May","date":"31 October 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"The following books have a few things in common; they\u2019re both written by South African authors, both feature Indian characters and both books have strong friendships at their core.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Lifestyle&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Lifestyle","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/lifestyle\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Next Level Love by Shameez Patel","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/nextlevellove_70178.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/nextlevellove_70178.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/nextlevellove_70178.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/nextlevellove_70178.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/nextlevellove_70178.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]}],"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"TygerBurger","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger","push-errors":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/310144","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/20"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=310144"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/310144\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/300243"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=310144"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=310144"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=310144"},{"taxonomy":"newspack_spnsrs_tax","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/newspack_spnsrs_tax?post=310144"},{"taxonomy":"publication","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/publication?post=310144"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}