India, Aug. 18 -- Congress leader Sonia Gandhi's memoir will be published this autumn, offering a deeply personal account of her journey from a small town in Italy to becoming one of the central figures in contemporary Indian politics.

Publisher Alfred A Knopf announced on Tuesday that Gandhi's memoir, 'Belonging: A Journey of Love', will be released on November 10.

The book will explore her marriage into the Nehru-Gandhi family, the deaths of her mother-in-law Indira Gandhi and husband Rajiv Gandhi, her eventual entry into politics and her years at the helm of the Congress.

'Much has been written about my family'

Gandhi, 79, said the memoir is an attempt to look beyond the public mythology surrounding one of India's most prominent po...