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 61
... brought something along for the party . George had brought several bottles of beer . Eric , a flashy , coffee - coloured youth , had brought cigarettes and more beer . Marian , a buxom woman of thirty - five , who called me ' darling ...
... brought something along for the party . George had brought several bottles of beer . Eric , a flashy , coffee - coloured youth , had brought cigarettes and more beer . Marian , a buxom woman of thirty - five , who called me ' darling ...
Page 96
... brought in by the authorities for a number of offences . But Javed knew the English law , and challenged the court to produce witnesses . None came forward to identify him as the man who had been seen running from the blazing bungalow ...
... brought in by the authorities for a number of offences . But Javed knew the English law , and challenged the court to produce witnesses . None came forward to identify him as the man who had been seen running from the blazing bungalow ...
Page 126
... brought trouble to this good woman ? ' he said , pointing towards Khan - Begum . Though Mother was indignant at the insinuation , she restrained her feelings , and answered him quietly . ' What are you saying , brother ? Surely you know ...
... brought trouble to this good woman ? ' he said , pointing towards Khan - Begum . Though Mother was indignant at the insinuation , she restrained her feelings , and answered him quietly . ' What are you saying , brother ? Surely you know ...
Contents
The BentDouble Beggar | 17 |
Untouchable | 24 |
Coming Home to Dehra | 39 |
Copyright | |
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