My Mother Was Right About Everything Except Me

For thirty-two years, Ananya Menon has been the daughter everyone could be proud of. She studied hard. Built a respectable career. Chose a suitable man. And followed the sensible path her mother had always believed would keep her safe. Then Ananya does three unthinkable things. She ends her engagement, turns down a promotion, and secretly applies for a fellowship in London. To her mother, Meera, it looks as though her daughter is throwing away everything she worked for. To Ananya, it feels like the first time she has made decisions that are truly her own. But when Ananya discovers a forgotten chapter from her mother's youth, she realizes that Meera once stood at a remarkably similar crossroads-and made a very different choice. Leaving home, however, does not magically solve Ananya's life. Independence can be lonely. Dreams can disappoint. And choosing your own path does not guarantee that it will be easy. As mother and daughter confront the choices that shaped them, both must learn where love ends and control begins. Warm, emotional and deeply relatable, My Mother Was Right About Everything Except Me is a contemporary Indian novel about mothers and daughters, family expectations, career, love, sacrifice and the courage to build a life of your own.