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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... morning I found Sono in the garden , patched up like me , and with one foot in a bandage . But he was as cheerful as ever and gave me his usual wide grin . ' We're leaving tomorrow , ' I said . The grin left his face . ' I will be sad ...
... morning I found Sono in the garden , patched up like me , and with one foot in a bandage . But he was as cheerful as ever and gave me his usual wide grin . ' We're leaving tomorrow , ' I said . The grin left his face . ' I will be sad ...
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... morning the entire household was awakened by a loud and fearful noise , and Grandmother and several nervous relatives gathered in their night- clothes on the veranda . Their timidity changed to fury when they discovered that the ghastly ...
... morning the entire household was awakened by a loud and fearful noise , and Grandmother and several nervous relatives gathered in their night- clothes on the veranda . Their timidity changed to fury when they discovered that the ghastly ...
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... morning before the operation . ' Come in the evening , ' says my mother . ' The others will be here then . ' ' I haven't come to see the others . ' ' They are looking forward to seeing you . ' ' They ' , being my stepfather and half ...
... morning before the operation . ' Come in the evening , ' says my mother . ' The others will be here then . ' ' I haven't come to see the others . ' ' They are looking forward to seeing you . ' ' They ' , being my stepfather and half ...
Contents
The BentDouble Beggar | 17 |
Untouchable | 24 |
Coming Home to Dehra | 39 |
Copyright | |
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