--- product_id: 334776711 title: "ALL THE LIVES WE NEVER LIVED" brand: "anuradha roy" price: "AED 40" currency: AED in_stock: false reviews_count: 9 url: https://www.desertcart.ae/products/334776711-all-the-lives-we-never-lived store_origin: AE region: United Arab Emirates --- # ALL THE LIVES WE NEVER LIVED **Brand:** anuradha roy **Price:** AED 40 **Availability:** ❌ Out of Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** ALL THE LIVES WE NEVER LIVED by anuradha roy - **How much does it cost?** AED 40 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Currently out of stock - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.ae](https://www.desertcart.ae/products/334776711-all-the-lives-we-never-lived) ## Best For - anuradha roy enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted anuradha roy brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description ALL THE LIVES WE NEVER LIVED ## Images ![ALL THE LIVES WE NEVER LIVED - Image 1](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51qRmTnWKKL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ An engrossing, tear-jerking read *by H***R on Reviewed in India on 21 May 2018* This novel is quite an achievement. There is history, there are cameos by famous people from the past, there is a love story, there is a family drama, there is a search, there are also current affairs and environmental issues, and all of it in an engrossing, tear-jerking read. I totally loved this book. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ A heart warming read *by R***H on Reviewed in India on 5 February 2019* All the lives we never lived is the story of a boy named, Myshkin Rozario, who has now turned old and is a horticulturist by profession. The story opens with him reminscing his mother, Gayatri Roazario who had ran off with a German, named, Walter Spies. Myshkin reminisces his past life as he attempts to piece together the jigsaw of his mother’s abrupt disappearance when he was a child. The narrative is set in pre independent India when freedom struggle was racheting up. Myshkin's father is a principled, no nonsense kind of man who is also an ardent follower of freedom fighter, Mukti Devi. Myshkin's mother is a rebel and an avante garde whose interests lie in painting, music and travel. Myshkin's father looks down upon her and keeps nudging her to model herself after Mukti Devi. Gayatri detests this humiliation from her husband and wants to break this marital bond and travel the world. The opportunity comes knocking when Walter Spies arrives at her doorstep. Gayatri goes away with him, leaving her 10 year old child clueless and helpless. Myshkin, in the beginning, hates his mother for doing this. But eventually he understands her predicament - her will to be free and flowing, her desire to be not bound by rules. Gayatri's constant communication with him through letters, make him long for a life that his mother's living. He waits for her to come and take him along. However, as time passes, the daily life absorbs his longing for his mother. This is when the World War II breaks out. Myshkin gets worried about his mother as he does not recieve any news from her. After lot of contemplation, Myshkin, at his current age, decides to set out on a travel that his mother had, years ago with a hope to hear about her from the people who must have had met her. Anuradha's story telling is lyrical and lucid. You will be enamoured by the powerful imagery in the book, especially the part where Gayatri describes her stay in Bali. You will actually live it. For me, Gayatri's character is a takeaway. ### ⭐ Beautiful Prose, Bad Story Telling *by M***E on Reviewed in India on 20 September 2021* Gayatri, in a fictional town called Muntazir in present day Uttarakhand feels trapped in a marriage with a male supremacists husband who also is a nationalist. She runs away with a German painter, Walter Spies to Bali leaving her 7 year old son with years of horrible trauma. Mostly set in British India during WW2, All The Lives We Never Lived is yet another novel about privileged Indians who complain way too much. The book has its moment but is a snooze fest most of the time.Roy wants to sound eloquent and she did achieve that but this book drags a lot, nothing happens in the first hundred pages. When a plot thickens, it sets off into another sub plot. New characters get introduced out of nowhere. Sometimes it feels like she is throwing ideas on the wall. Roy in her knack for wanting to come off as a gifted writer of swoon words writes immaculate prose but her story telling makes it seem like she’s trying too hard.Roy must assume that the readers are smart enough to decipher her cryptic messages but she clearly overestimated my brilliance cause I do not have the cerebral to grasp her ‘up in the air’ instructions to understanding nor do I have the patience to try to even decipher it. A book that can be finished painfully if you’re stubborn enough. It’s a book about people who have so much but endlessly complain. It takes immense privilege to introspect in your garden while people are literally going to bed hungry. ATLWNL has pages of gruelling passages, it does not hurt so good, it hurts so much! --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.ae/products/334776711-all-the-lives-we-never-lived](https://www.desertcart.ae/products/334776711-all-the-lives-we-never-lived) --- *Product available on Desertcart United Arab Emirates* *Store origin: AE* *Last updated: 2026-05-28*