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 113
... daughter Zinat , a young and beautiful girl , has been abducted by a lover . Where she has been taken , no one knows . ' ' And the lover ? ' asked Mother , displaying for a moment her habitual curiosity about other people's romantic ...
... daughter Zinat , a young and beautiful girl , has been abducted by a lover . Where she has been taken , no one knows . ' ' And the lover ? ' asked Mother , displaying for a moment her habitual curiosity about other people's romantic ...
Page 126
... daughter , and that Javed Khan is going to marry her ! Why have you brought trouble to this good woman ? ' he said , pointing towards Khan - Begum . Though Mother was indignant at the insinuation , she restrained her feelings , and ...
... daughter , and that Javed Khan is going to marry her ! Why have you brought trouble to this good woman ? ' he said , pointing towards Khan - Begum . Though Mother was indignant at the insinuation , she restrained her feelings , and ...
Page 129
... daughter will be a widow at thirteen . Cannot you wait a few months , until we are certain as to who will remain masters of this country ? ' ' True , if the English retook Shahjahanpur , they would show little mercy to the leaders of ...
... daughter will be a widow at thirteen . Cannot you wait a few months , until we are certain as to who will remain masters of this country ? ' ' True , if the English retook Shahjahanpur , they would show little mercy to the leaders of ...
Contents
The BentDouble Beggar | 17 |
Untouchable | 24 |
Coming Home to Dehra | 39 |
Copyright | |
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