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 103
... Ramjimal's family consisted of himself , his wife , mother , aunt and sister . It was a house of women , and our unexpected arrival hadn't changed that . It must indeed have been a test of Lala's strength and patience , with twelve near ...
... Ramjimal's family consisted of himself , his wife , mother , aunt and sister . It was a house of women , and our unexpected arrival hadn't changed that . It must indeed have been a test of Lala's strength and patience , with twelve near ...
Page 107
... Ramjimal , it seemed that by the middle of June every European of Shahjahanpur had been killed - if not in the city , then at Muhamdi , across the Khannaut , where many , including Mrs Bowling and her child , had fled . The only ...
... Ramjimal , it seemed that by the middle of June every European of Shahjahanpur had been killed - if not in the city , then at Muhamdi , across the Khannaut , where many , including Mrs Bowling and her child , had fled . The only ...
Page 113
... Ramjimal for our daily necessities , and though Mother had a little money in her jewel box , which she had brought with her , she had to use it very sparingly . One day , folding his hands before her , Lala said , ' Mariam , I am ...
... Ramjimal for our daily necessities , and though Mother had a little money in her jewel box , which she had brought with her , she had to use it very sparingly . One day , folding his hands before her , Lala said , ' Mariam , I am ...
Contents
The BentDouble Beggar | 17 |
Untouchable | 24 |
Coming Home to Dehra | 39 |
Copyright | |
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