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 135
... Hafizulla was ready for her . ' No doubt your son will perform deeds of great valour on his expedition , but considering that it is only a few refractory landowners that they have been sent to quell , I don't think there is any chance ...
... Hafizulla was ready for her . ' No doubt your son will perform deeds of great valour on his expedition , but considering that it is only a few refractory landowners that they have been sent to quell , I don't think there is any chance ...
Page 138
... Hafizulla to mother one evening . ' You are so cheerful and patient , and you seem to look forward to the future ... Hafizulla . ' Nor I , ' said Qamran . " The fact is , we do not get much news here . ' ' Well , I can tell you something ...
... Hafizulla to mother one evening . ' You are so cheerful and patient , and you seem to look forward to the future ... Hafizulla . ' Nor I , ' said Qamran . " The fact is , we do not get much news here . ' ' Well , I can tell you something ...
Page 139
... Hafizulla paused dramatically , and both Qamran and Khan - Begum said at the same time , ' What did he tell them ? ' ' He told them that the restoration of the Firangi rule was as certain as the coming of doomsday . It would be another ...
... Hafizulla paused dramatically , and both Qamran and Khan - Begum said at the same time , ' What did he tell them ? ' ' He told them that the restoration of the Firangi rule was as certain as the coming of doomsday . It would be another ...
Contents
The BentDouble Beggar | 17 |
Untouchable | 24 |
Coming Home to Dehra | 39 |
Copyright | |
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