Our Trees Still Grow in DehraFourteen Engaging Stories From One Of India'S Master Story-Tellers Semi-Autobiographical In Nature, These Stories Span The Period From The Author'S Childhood To The Present. We Are Introduced, In A Series Of Beautifully Imagined And Crafted Cameos, To The Author'S Family, Friends, And Various Other People Who Left A Lasting Impression On Him. In Other Stories We Revisit Bond'S Beloved Garhwal Hills And The Small Towns And Villages That He Has Returned To Time And Again In His Fiction. Together With His Well-Known Novella, A Flight Of Pigeons (Which Was Made Into The Film Junoon), Which Also Appears In This Collection, These Stories Once Again Bring Ruskin Bond'S India Vividly To Life. |
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Page 124
... Anet and I did the sewing . Khan - Begum was astonished to find that Mother could cut so well , and that Anet and I were so adept with our needles . Before we changed into our new clothes , Mother suggested that we be given facilities ...
... Anet and I did the sewing . Khan - Begum was astonished to find that Mother could cut so well , and that Anet and I were so adept with our needles . Before we changed into our new clothes , Mother suggested that we be given facilities ...
Page 133
... Anet and I sat quietly together , sewing a pair of pyjamas for Badran , while Badran herself , sat at the end of the veranda , whispering nonsense to her good - natured young husband , Hafizulla Khan . He , however , had his eyes on ...
... Anet and I sat quietly together , sewing a pair of pyjamas for Badran , while Badran herself , sat at the end of the veranda , whispering nonsense to her good - natured young husband , Hafizulla Khan . He , however , had his eyes on ...
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... Anet or Granny about it , for fear that our hopes might be disappointed . Next morning , keeping her promise , Mulia came again and waited for Mother behind the curtain wall . She handed her a scrap of paper and a small pencil , upon ...
... Anet or Granny about it , for fear that our hopes might be disappointed . Next morning , keeping her promise , Mulia came again and waited for Mother behind the curtain wall . She handed her a scrap of paper and a small pencil , upon ...
Contents
The BentDouble Beggar | 17 |
Untouchable | 24 |
Coming Home to Dehra | 39 |
Copyright | |
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