Of Ancestors and Friends: A Memoir on Reading

A Love Letter to Books and the Lives They Shape

What happens when a lifelong reader looks back at the books that made them? Of Ancestors and Friends: A Memoir on Reading by Speaking Tiger is a deeply personal, beautifully written memoir that traces the author's life through the books they loved — the ones that comforted, challenged, transformed, and stayed.

Part literary memoir, part cultural reflection, this book is for anyone who has ever felt that a book truly changed them. It explores how reading connects us to our ancestors, our communities, and our own inner lives — weaving together memory, literature, and identity in prose that is both intimate and luminous.

What Readers Will Discover

• A rich, reflective journey through a lifetime of reading
• Meditations on how books shape identity, memory, and belonging
• Encounters with literature across languages, cultures, and generations
• A celebration of the quiet, profound friendship between a reader and their books

Perfect For

Book lovers, literary memoir enthusiasts, readers interested in Indian writing in English, and anyone who believes that the books we read are as much a part of us as the people we love. A thoughtful gift for bibliophiles and lifelong readers.

Publisher: Speaking Tiger  |  ISBN: 9789363367487