Arundhati Roy's first novel in twenty years takes us on a long journey - from the cramped quarters of Old Delhi and the shining new metropolis to the snowy peaks and valleys of Kashmir and the forests of Central India, to lands where war is peace and peace is war “The Ministry of Utmost Happiness” is a story of painful love and determined protest. The story is told sometimes in a whisper, sometimes out loud, sometimes through tears, and sometimes with laughter. Its heroes are people broken by the world who were saved and healed by love and hope. And therefore they are as strong as they are fragile, and never give up.