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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... shouted Sono . " The bombs won't fall here . ' But he was wrong . The planes flew in very low . Looking up for a moment , I saw the sun blotted out by the sinister shape of a Jap fighter - bomber . We pedalled furiously ; but we had ...
... shouted Sono . " The bombs won't fall here . ' But he was wrong . The planes flew in very low . Looking up for a moment , I saw the sun blotted out by the sinister shape of a Jap fighter - bomber . We pedalled furiously ; but we had ...
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... shouted Mr Muggeridge , still struggling with his life - jacket . ' First this bloody bleedin ' nose , and now something's gone and stuck . ' My father helped him fix the life - jacket , then pushed him out of the door ahead of us . As ...
... shouted Mr Muggeridge , still struggling with his life - jacket . ' First this bloody bleedin ' nose , and now something's gone and stuck . ' My father helped him fix the life - jacket , then pushed him out of the door ahead of us . As ...
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... shouted . I never knew what was supposed to be on fire , or what the exclamation implied , but I too shouted ' Fire ! ' and somehow it seemed a very sensible thing to shout . Perhaps their hearts were on fire , I don't know ; but for ...
... shouted . I never knew what was supposed to be on fire , or what the exclamation implied , but I too shouted ' Fire ! ' and somehow it seemed a very sensible thing to shout . Perhaps their hearts were on fire , I don't know ; but for ...
Contents
The BentDouble Beggar | 17 |
Untouchable | 24 |
Coming Home to Dehra | 39 |
Copyright | |
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