Tales Of Fosterganj

Ruskin Bond . Aleph Book Company . English

Tales of fostering by Padma Shri and Padma Bhushan Ruskin Bond is a striking novel with delightful and unusual characters. Its wit and effortless humour is a compelling and captivating read. Summary of the book The story is set in an imaginary suburb on the outskirts of mussourie, the one made famous by his fabulous stories. Ruskin Bond�s graceful skill for story-telling is yet again brought out in this book. He makes simplicity the most desirable and the most beautiful virtue. With a subtle humour, the book unravels the myriad colours and faces of its characters in an unassuming elegance. A must read for Ruskin Bond�s fans. Like most of his books talking about Hill stations and foothills of the great Himalayas, tales of fostering also paints pictures that evoke a spectrum of emotions.

Categories: Fiction

About the Author

Ruskin Bond has been writing for over sixty years and now has over 120 titles in print�novels, collections of short stories, poetry, essays, anthologies and books for children. His first novel, The Room on the Roof, received the prestigious John Llewellyn Rhys Prize in 1957. He has also received the Padma Shri (1999), the Padma Bhushan (2014) and two awards from Sahitya Akademi�one for his short stories and another for his writings for children. In 2012, the Delhi government gave him its Lifetime Achievement Award.Born in 1934, Ruskin Bond grew up in Jamnagar, Shimla, New Delhi and Dehradun. Apart from three years in the UK, he has spent all his life in India and now lives in Mussoorie with his adopted family.

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