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 101
... Lado ; as well as two of our black and white spaniels , who had followed close on Mother's heels when she fled from the house . The mud hut in which we were sheltering was owned by Tirloki , a mason who had helped build our own house ...
... Lado ; as well as two of our black and white spaniels , who had followed close on Mother's heels when she fled from the house . The mud hut in which we were sheltering was owned by Tirloki , a mason who had helped build our own house ...
Page 109
... lado , your loved one , when you had no love for me ? And why have you left me to the taunts of that stick of a woman whom you in your perversity used to call a precious stone , your Ratna ? Who has proved untrue , you or I ? Why have ...
... lado , your loved one , when you had no love for me ? And why have you left me to the taunts of that stick of a woman whom you in your perversity used to call a precious stone , your Ratna ? Who has proved untrue , you or I ? Why have ...
Page 113
... Lado , and suggested that my house be searched for your family , who they believed were in hiding here . Well , the Nawab wanted to know what had happened to Labadoor - Sahib who , he remarked , had always been a harmless and ...
... Lado , and suggested that my house be searched for your family , who they believed were in hiding here . Well , the Nawab wanted to know what had happened to Labadoor - Sahib who , he remarked , had always been a harmless and ...
Contents
The BentDouble Beggar | 17 |
Untouchable | 24 |
Coming Home to Dehra | 39 |
Copyright | |
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