However, this dream life of a curious and imaginative boy comes to a tragic end all too soon. The two years that he spent with his father were filled with books, visits to the cinema, music, walks and endless conversations. At the age of eight, Ruskin left his jail-like boarding school in the hills to stay with his father. Looking For The Rainbow is an endearing tale about Ruskin Bond’s time spent with his father in Delhi in the 1940s. Looking For The Rainbow: My Years With Daddy Looking For The Rainbow Vagrants In The Valley is an ode to youth and its complexities. He wanders about the beautiful hillsides of the Himalayas looking for answers about his past, real parents, new acquaintances and more. He embarks upon a journey of new homes and friendships while discovering himself along the way. The novel takes the story of Rusky forward when he discovers that his beloved room is no longer his. Regarded as a sequel of Ruskin Bond’s best selling ‘A Room On The Roof’, Vagrants In The Valley is a classic tale about friendship and personal growth. Vagrants In The Valley Vagrants In The Valley
Their lives become a source of inspiration for Arun to form a memorable story about people’s small lives and their big dreams. He encounters Kamla, a young prostitute who is wise beyond her age and Suraj, who is an optimist despite his terrible circumstances. Arun seeks love and solace at unusual places. Arun is a struggling detective-fiction writer who dreams of writing a blockbuster one day. Ruskin Bond paints a vivid picture of a small town in India and its aspirations. Ruskin describes his journey to and from Mussoorie over the years and the daily scandals surrounding his life in this not-so-sleepy hill town. The story runs in a backward pace urging the reader to reach the last chapter. The novel is based upon the endearing affection and nostalgia of the writer for the town of Mussoorie. Road To Mussoorie is an ode to Ruskin Bond’s hometown for more than forty years. Price: Rs.146 Related: Bestselling Paulo Coelho Books A Flight Of Pigeons was also adapted into a film in 1978 called Junoon. However, their plans are put on hold when the cunning Javed Khan, a fiery Pathan kidnaps Ruth and her mother with wrong intentions. This leaves her family to seek refuge with their trusted companion, Lala Ramjimal and eventually escape to their relatives in Bareilly. This classic tale takes shape when Ruth’s father is killed by the Indian rebels in the British magistrate’s office. A Flight Of Pigeons A Flight Of Pigeonsīased on the time of the Indian Rebellion in 1857, A Flight Of Pigeons is a story about the twists of fate, history and the human heart. The novel is a fascinating transformation of Rusty from his early childhood to his early teens. He lives with his grandparents in their house in Dehradun where he spends time encountering a ghost in the garden and recreating his grandmother’s youthful days from an old photograph.
Rusty, The Boy From The Hills is a book about the adventures of Rusty, a quiet, imaginative and sensitive boy. Rusty, The Boy From The Hills Rusty, The Boy From The Hills Angry River was also adapted into a comic by Amar Chitra Katha publication in 2012.Ĥ. Her struggles with the angry river and rescue plans form the plot of this novel. Heavy rains end up raging the river, forcing Sita to take shelter in a tree and hope for the storm to abate. Due to unforeseen circumstances, Sita is left alone in the hut with a thunderstorm approaching. She lives on a small island of immense natural beauty with her grandparents. Enchanted by his newfound freedom and culture, Rusty takes up the job of an English tutor in exchange for a place to stay in ‘The Room On The Roof’.Īwards: John Llewellyn Rhys Memorial Prize in 1957Įnriched with drama, beauty, adventure and poignancy, Angry River is a story of a young girl, Sita. The story unfolds as Rusty running away from home with his Indian friends and exploring the Indian customs, bazaars, and diversity. He is an orphaned Anglo-Indian who stays with his guardian in Dehradun. The Room On The Roof The Room On The RoofĪ number one on every famous Ruskin Bond books list – it’s a partial autobiography, The Room On The Roof is a novel about a seventeen-year-old boy ‘Rusty’. Happy Reading!īest Ruskin Bond Books – Price and Ratings Famous Ruskin Bond Booksġ. Check out our list of the best books by Ruskin Bond.
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