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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... live together . Even as children they used to fight . But Charlotte was always the * spoilt one - prettier , you see . May , when I knew her was thirty - five , a good woman if you know what I mean . She saw to the house and saw to the ...
... live together . Even as children they used to fight . But Charlotte was always the * spoilt one - prettier , you see . May , when I knew her was thirty - five , a good woman if you know what I mean . She saw to the house and saw to the ...
Page 92
... live and write as I pleased - for another three months ! That was in November . To celebrate , I took a long walk through the Landour Bazaar and up the Tehri road . It was a good day for walking ; and it was dark by the time I returned ...
... live and write as I pleased - for another three months ! That was in November . To celebrate , I took a long walk through the Landour Bazaar and up the Tehri road . It was a good day for walking ; and it was dark by the time I returned ...
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... live , they were agreeably surprised to find that we delighted in hard work , that we loved needles and thread , and that , far from seeking the company of men , we did our best to avoid them . ' You are like one of us , ' said Qamran ...
... live , they were agreeably surprised to find that we delighted in hard work , that we loved needles and thread , and that , far from seeking the company of men , we did our best to avoid them . ' You are like one of us , ' said Qamran ...
Contents
The BentDouble Beggar | 17 |
Untouchable | 24 |
Coming Home to Dehra | 39 |
Copyright | |
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