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Penguin Books India, 1993 - India - 224 pages
Two classic novels of adolescence by one of Indiaıs finest writers.

In The Room on the Roof, Rusty, a sixteen-year-old Anglo-Indian boy, decides he has had enough of the tiny, diminshing European community and his tyrannical guardian, and runs away. To his delight, Rusty finds that life on the open road is packed with excitement and high adventure.... In Vagrants in the Valley, which picks up from where the first book ends, Rusty is joined in his travels by Kishen, another ırunawayı. As they venture further into the unknown, they discover new friends and participate in more escapades but also begin to understand the complexities of growing up and the boundaries that circumscribe even the freest spirits... Sharply observed, witty and wise, haunted on every page by the sights, smells and sounds of India, this evocation of youth, innocence and friendship will be read for a long time to come with deep, lasting pleasure.
 

Contents

The Homeless
121
The Forest Road
129
New Encounters
150
The Lafunga
168
Rum and Curry
185
The Road to Rishikesh
198
First and Last Impressions
212
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