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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... pool of brown water , while a naked boy lay stretched out on the animal's broad back . We took a bumpy track through the palms . They grew right down to the edge of the sea . Leaving our cycles on the shingle , we ran down a smooth ...
... pool of brown water , while a naked boy lay stretched out on the animal's broad back . We took a bumpy track through the palms . They grew right down to the edge of the sea . Leaving our cycles on the shingle , we ran down a smooth ...
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... some of them were grey and some yellow . The pool was fed by a small waterfall , and it was deep beneath the waterfall . I did not stay long , because now the rain was swishing over the sal trees , and I was As Time Goes By.
... some of them were grey and some yellow . The pool was fed by a small waterfall , and it was deep beneath the waterfall . I did not stay long , because now the rain was swishing over the sal trees , and I was As Time Goes By.
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... pool of blood . He did not complain of any pain , but his lips were parched , and he kept his eyes open with an effort . He told me to go home , and to ask Mother to send someone with a cot , or a doolie , to carry him back . So much ...
... pool of blood . He did not complain of any pain , but his lips were parched , and he kept his eyes open with an effort . He told me to go home , and to ask Mother to send someone with a cot , or a doolie , to carry him back . So much ...
Contents
The BentDouble Beggar | 17 |
Untouchable | 24 |
Coming Home to Dehra | 39 |
Copyright | |
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