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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... knew very little of worldly matters . Most people knew they would be exchanging their Dutch rulers for Japanese rulers ; but there were also many who spoke in terms of freedom for Java when the war was over . Our neighbour , Mr Hartono ...
... knew very little of worldly matters . Most people knew they would be exchanging their Dutch rulers for Japanese rulers ; but there were also many who spoke in terms of freedom for Java when the war was over . Our neighbour , Mr Hartono ...
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Ruskin Bond. was about my age . He was the only boy I knew who could talk to me in English , and as a result we spent a lot of time ... knew it wouldn't be Dutch for long . ' Aren't we going too ? ' I asked . 2 Our Trees Still Grow in Dehra.
Ruskin Bond. was about my age . He was the only boy I knew who could talk to me in English , and as a result we spent a lot of time ... knew it wouldn't be Dutch for long . ' Aren't we going too ? ' I asked . 2 Our Trees Still Grow in Dehra.
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... knew how to keep her birds healthy .... May Taylor was a friend of mine . She didn't supply eggs to just anybody , you know . ' ' Oh , naturally not . Miss Taylor's dead now , I suppose ? ' ' Oh yes , quite dead . Her sister saw to that ...
... knew how to keep her birds healthy .... May Taylor was a friend of mine . She didn't supply eggs to just anybody , you know . ' ' Oh , naturally not . Miss Taylor's dead now , I suppose ? ' ' Oh yes , quite dead . Her sister saw to that ...
Contents
The BentDouble Beggar | 17 |
Untouchable | 24 |
Coming Home to Dehra | 39 |
Copyright | |
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