The best of a lifetime of stories from a short-story writer of rare distinction.
Ruskin Bond's stories are predominantly set in the beautiful hill country of Garhwal, where he has made his home for the last 25 years. Some of these stories present people who, consciously or otherwise, need each other: people in love or in need of love, the awkward adolescent and the timid lover. Some are gently satirical studies about village and small-town braggarts and petty officials. Several others mourn the gradual erosion of the beauty of the hills (and the gentle people who live on them) with the coming of the steel and dust and worries of modern civilization. All the stories are rewarding for their compassionate portrayal of love, loss, accomplishment, pain, and struggle.
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"Have never been through any better short story...the night train at deoli was sth we dont get to read everyday,,..heartwarming tale by an innocent teenager who cant break his journey but passes through dat place place as often as possible....." — Mridani (4 out of 5 stars)
"Have never been through any better short story...the night train at deoli was sth we dont get to read everyday,,..heartwarming tale by an innocent teenager who cant break his journey but passes through dat place place as often as possible....."
" worth reading....a bit childish its okay "
" Every story is enchanting! "
" Collection of 30 Heart warming stories. Crisp narration, vivid descriptions, simple characters - accomplishing all this in a short story tells the reader what a seasoned writer Ruskin Bond is. "
" loved the intricacies. "
" fantastic short stories.made my heart bleed "
" this book is awsome....i love it "
" Revived the old charm of indian hillstations ! "
" child's mind and memories well protrayed by ruskin bond. "
" his tale of india are fresh yet age-old,each story unveils for a moment the palpitating heart of life. "
" it helped me explore the life of my best author "
" Memories well portrayed by Ruskin bond. He paints beautiful pictures in your mind, making you literally live in the world of his words. An excellent writer, one of my favourite!!! "
" A simple soothing story,,,takes reader out of daily complexity of life,,make reader lonely at a quiet village "
" Ruskin Bond is one of those few writers who makes writing look ridiculously easy. Brilliant. "
" was very nice,, cute, innocent,, just like being young boy again... ahh made me nostalgic about my childhood... "
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