Friends in Small Places: Ruskin Bond's Unforgettable PeopleThis Collection Brings Together The Best Of Ruskin Bond'S Cameos, All Beautifully Imagined And Crafted, Inspired By People Who Have Left A Lasting Impression On Him. In Addition, There Are A Host Of Characters Culled From Bond'S Numerous Short Stories. Taken Together, They Constitute A Magnificent Evocation Of The Small-Town India By One Of The Country'S Best Storytellers. |
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Page 127
... sleep . ' But Bhabiji's eyes are open . Her mind is going back over the crowded years , and she remembers something very interesting that happened when her younger brother's wife's sister married the eldest son of her third cousin ...
... sleep . ' But Bhabiji's eyes are open . Her mind is going back over the crowded years , and she remembers something very interesting that happened when her younger brother's wife's sister married the eldest son of her third cousin ...
Page 223
... sleep . Kamla , having sent away a drunken customer , will be bathing herself , as she always does before she finally sleeps . . . Deep Chand is tossing on his cot , dreaming of electric razors and a plush hair - cutting saloon in the ...
... sleep . Kamla , having sent away a drunken customer , will be bathing herself , as she always does before she finally sleeps . . . Deep Chand is tossing on his cot , dreaming of electric razors and a plush hair - cutting saloon in the ...
Page 265
... sleep , and Mr Biggs had pitched his tent and made his bed on top of a sleeping crocodile . Waking in the night , it had made for the nearest water . Mr Biggs shot it the following morning - or so he would have us believe - the ...
... sleep , and Mr Biggs had pitched his tent and made his bed on top of a sleeping crocodile . Waking in the night , it had made for the nearest water . Mr Biggs shot it the following morning - or so he would have us believe - the ...
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asked Ayah bangles Bansi banyan tree bazaar Bhabiji Biggs Binya Bippin brought chowkidar dark Dehra Delhi Devinder door Dukhi eyes face father favourite feel friends garden gave girl give glass gone Grandmother Granny grass hair hand Hastini heard Hindi hookah India Keemat Khabardar Khushal kill Kishan Singh Kishen kiss kitchen kite knew kofta Lafunga Landour Leela living looked Lucknow Maharaja married Mehmood Miss Bun morning mother Mrinalini Mussoorie never night nightjar pakoras parathas Pipalnagar pony Popat Prem Punjabi rain Rani Rani's Ranji remember road rupees Ruskin Bond Rusty sahib samosas Shobha shouted Sitaram sleep smile snake someone Somi stood story Sudheer Suraj tell thought told tonga took tunnel turned Uncle Bill Uncle Ken veranda village walked whistling wife